They had an excellent taste, and were very nutritious, being something similar to the substance which is sold in England under the name of "Portland sago"; they were also a good substitute for bread, which the settlers in Lincoln Island did not yet possess.
Aquellos rizomas tenían un excelente sabor, eran muy nutritivos y semejantes a la sustancia que se vende en Inglaterra bajo el nombre de sagú de Portland, pudiendo en cierto modo reemplazar el pan, del que estaban enteramente privados los colonos de la isla Lincoln.