Observations on such nutritive vegetables as may be substituted in the place of ordinary food, in times of scarcity.

  • Parmentier, Antoine Augustin, 1737-1813.
Date:
1783
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Credit: Observations on such nutritive vegetables as may be substituted in the place of ordinary food, in times of scarcity. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    without feparating it. It is of impor- tance to avoid lofs when plenty fails, and advantage muff be taken of every thing, in order to have neceffaries. I only regret that fuch plants are lefs numerous and common than the others. Wall Barley, Hordeum murinum. Cock’s-foot Panick- Id- -pi n. i ^ j ranicum Dactylon. Wild Oat-grafs, Avena fatua. Tall Oat-grafs, Avena elation. Floating Fefcue-grafs, Feftuca fluitans. Annual Darnel-grafs, Lolium temulentum. [The feeds of this grafs fhould be expofed to the heat of an oven before they are taken to the mill; the bread fhould be well baked, and fhould not be » eaten before it is cold. Thefe Ample pre- cautions ought always to be obferved when new grain is ufed; they would be the means of preventing the diforders fo often prevailing in autumn, of which the real caufe is frequently unknown.] Field