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HALES' PATENT MOLE TRAP 



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HOW TO HUNT AND TRAP. 



By /. B. Batty, Hunter and Taxidermist. 



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HAIBOOK OF PLAITS. 



BY PETER HENDERSON. 



A concise, ypt comprehensive Dictionary of Plants. 

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ASPARAGUS CULTURE. 



THe BEST METBDDS EMPLOYED in EHGLAND ami FRiEE. 



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With translations of Mr. Leboeuf s Essay on Asparagus, 

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Hand-book of Useful Tables 



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Fruit Growers' Hand-Book, 



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FLORAL DECGRATIONS, 



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A PRACTICAL GUIDE to the HOME ARRANGEMENT 

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By ANNIE HASSARD. 



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TALKS ABOUT FLOWERS. 



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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



BY JAMES HOGG. 



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