barrens

barrens n pl What is known of [its inland parts] consists of a rocky and barren soil, steep hills covered with bad wood, some narrow and sandy valleys, and extensive plains covered either with heath, or with rocky surfaces, more or less extensive, where not a tree or shrub is to be seen, and which a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1958
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11427
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Summary:barrens n pl What is known of [its inland parts] consists of a rocky and barren soil, steep hills covered with bad wood, some narrow and sandy valleys, and extensive plains covered either with heath, or with rocky surfaces, more or less extensive, where not a tree or shrub is to be seen, and which are from thence usually called _Barrens_. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story May 1958 Used I Used I 2 Used I 'Barrens' is underlined in last line of quote.