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THE EVOLUTION OF OUR NATIVE FRUITS. 



By L. H. Bailey, Cornell University. In this entertaining volume the origin and development' of fruits 

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 and the suggestions as to future developments, can not but be valuable to any thoughtful fruit-grower. 



485 pages. 125 Illustrations. Price, $2.00. 

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By FRED W. CARD, R. I. Agric. College. 



BUSH-FRUITS. 



A Horticultural Monograph of Raspberries, Black- 

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 and Other Shrub-like Fruits. By Fred W. 

 Card, Rhode Island Agricultural College. 



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By ED WARD B. VOORIIEES, Rutgers College. 



FERTILIZERS. 



The Source, Character, and Composition of Natu- 

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OUTLINES OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY. 



A TEXT-BOOK FOR STUDENTS. 

 By Frank Hall Thorp, Ph. D., Instructor in Industrial Chemistry, Mass. Institute of Technology. 



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Part II. — Organic Industries : Destructive Distillation of Wood. Destructive Distillation of Bones. Illu- 

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