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bly sombre, gardens of early times. — Florist, Frnitist, and Garden 

 Mwcllany. 



LITERARY NOTICE. 



The Mechanic's, Machinist's, and Engineer's Practical Book Of 



Reference. Stringer and Townsetvd, New- York. 



For the practical man, the above work will prove an invaluable 

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 pages in fine legible type. It gives formula for the various meth- 

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 valuable recipes for mechanical purposes, glossary of technical 

 terms used in the various arts, trades, and sciences, which alto- 

 gether make it indispensable to the general business man or ar- 

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