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author. It should be observed that tlic work is not a selectiou of certain species, 

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THE EHODODENDRONS OE SIKKIM-HIMALAYA. With 



drawings and descriptions made on the spot. By J. D. 



Hooker, M.D., F.ll.S. Edited by Sir W. J. Hooker, 



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POPULAR ECONOMIC BOTANY ; or. Description of the Bo- 

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POPULAR HISTORY OE BRITISH SEA-WEEDS, comprising 

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