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THE FLOWERING PLANT, 
As Illustrating the First Principles of Botany. 
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J. R. AINSWORTH DAVIS, B.A, 
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Fournal of Botany. 
HOW PLANTS LIVE AND WORK: 
A Simple Introduction to Real Life in the Plant-world, Based on Lessons 
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By ELEANOR HUGHES-GIBB. 
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THE THRESHOLD OF SCIENCE: 
Simple and Amusing Experiments (over 400) in 
Chemistry and Physies. 
By? C.. RR. ALDER WRIGHT, Doses 
Late Lecturer on Chemistry, St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School. 
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