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OKXITHOLCXJY. We have a tinc line of 

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MINE K A L()( i Y. We havt- 2()ü kinds of Min- 

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r.OTAXY. A füll line of Botanybooks will 

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CONC'HOLOGY. Our stock in this branch 

 Covers over a quarter of a niillion specimens 

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 genera represented. ^^'rite for lists if you 

 have or wish to form a collection. Some 

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CU mos. Under this head we group a 

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Please bear in mind that our stock is ex- 

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