maize

• Then the bag with their maize was fastened on the back of the spare camel, which was already laden with a miscellaneous collection of goods, and the party started Edgar understood by the preparations that had been made that they had still a serious journey before them, and it proved to be so. —  The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition
• He now returned with a bowl of boiled maize, a bunch of bananas, and a jar of water While his friend was busy with these, he asked a few questions, which Pedro answered briefly From the expression of the Indian's face, Lawrence gathered that these replies caused him some anxiety. —  The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
• All the provision he would accept was a little maize, and sufficient cacao to replenish his pouch. —  Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas
• The Indians are the sole cultivators of the soil, which produces wheat, maize, and barley in abundance, as well as potatoes and other tuberous plants, and most of the vegetables and fruits of Europe It must be understood that many of the scenes I have to describe took place in this favoured region; while others, again, were among the mountains and valleys to the east of the vast range of the Andes. —  Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas
• He knew that the locusts would eat up his maize, and his wheat, and the vegetables of his garden; but his fancy had fallen far short of the extreme desolation that had actually been produced. —  The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family

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