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THE HOR TICUL TURAL A D VER TISER. 



MAZZARD AND MAHALEB. 



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HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



BY PETER HENDERSON. 



A concise, yet comprehensive Dictionary of Plants. 

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE to the HOME ARRANGEMENT 

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ASPARATuS CULTURE. TALKS , ABOUT FLOWERS. 



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