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Stone on the sides of the hill, grass but a few inches high and but few flowers in the Plains, great quantites of Choke Cheries, Goose burres, red & yellow berries, & red & Purple Currents on the edges of water
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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Nay Ile give my word for her too: our kindred though they be long ere they bee woed, they are constant being wonne, they are burres I can tell you, theyle sticke where they are throwne.
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I still think they need a starter to replace burres as much as Liz ..
Blog updates 2009
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I still think they need a starter to replace burres as much as Liz ..
Blog updates 2008
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i don't know how trembley sits thru this crap night after night ... burres has pitched his way out of baltimore at least 7 times and counting ... i know this is setting the bar pretty high, but not seeing burres next year might be a sign of progress ...
Blog updates 2008
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