prairies

"All the high prairies (he says) abound with the silver-leafed _Psoralia_, which is the prairie turnip of the Americans, the _pomme des prairies_ of the Canadians, and furnishes an invaluable food to the Indians."

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. P. L. Simmonds

The prairies of the West, with an undulating surface, _rolling prairies_, as they are called, present to the unaccustomed eye a singular spectacle when the shadows of the clouds are passing rapidly over them.

Poems William Cullen Bryant 1836

I guess living on the prairies is some excuse but I find beggars in Seattle, Mexico City or any city I've been in in the last 50 years (even where I work in some form).

Begging-Mazatlan 2002

The virgin soil of those almost limitless prairies is capable of producing food for man and beast to an almost incalculable extent.

The Empire Old and New 1911

Now look at the prairies from a national point of view.

Canada and the Empire 1911

A revolver report on the prairies is short, sharp, and echoless.

Revenge! Robert Barr 1881

The savannahs of America, especially those of the temperate zone, have in many works been designated by the French term prairies; but this appears to me little applicable to pastures which are often very dry, though covered with grass of four or five feet in height.

Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

The savannahs of America, especially those of the temperate zone, have in many works been designated by the French term prairies; but this appears to me little applicable to pastures which are often very dry, though covered with grass of four or five feet in height.

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

Good news from the prairies was the previous entry in this blog.

RCMP launches investigation into CHRC tactics - Ezra Levant 2008

Good news from the prairies is the next entry in this blog.

HRCs are chipping away at our international reputation - Ezra Levant 2008