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The Gulf Stream and its Effects in Former Ages, by C. O. Ormsbee. 



Insect Life, illustrated (Theme), by Prof. Carl Braun. 



The Trap-door Spider, by G. W. Tuttle, 



Hybred Ferns, by C. E. Waters. 



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