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A History of the Earth and Animated Nature ; 



By OLIVER GOLDSMITH, With numerous Notes from the 

 Works of CUVIER, WILSON, L. BONAPARTE, CAMPIER, 

 VAILLANT, LAMARCK, LESSON, LACEPEDE, AUDUBON, 

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 containing nearly 2400 illustrative figures, of which 230 

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Ehind's History of the Vegetable Kingdom; 



Embracing the Physiology, Classification, and the Culture 

 of Plants ; with their various uses to Man and the 

 Lower Animals, and their application in the Arts, Manu- 

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A Cyclopedia of Agriculture, 



PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ; in which the Theory, 

 the Art, and the Business of Farming, in all their depart- 

 ments, are thoroughly and practically treated. By up- 

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The object of this "Work is to present to the Agricultural reader 

 the whole of the truth immediately connected with his profession, so 

 far as it is known to the men most familiar with the sciences it involves, 

 the methods it employs, and the risk it incurs. 



Illustrations on wood and steel, of Farm Buildings, Insects, Plants, 

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"The new 'Cyclopedia of Agriculture,' now in course of publication 

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 in error. Such is the impression I have formed after reading the whole 

 . of the 24 Parts which have been delivered to subscribers, so far as they 

 relate strictly to the Science and Practice of Agriculture." From an 

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