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A MANUAL of ROMAN ANTIQUITIES. By William Samsay, 

 A.M., Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor of Humanity in the 

 University of Glasgow. With Map and numerous Engravings. 



CONTEXTS. Topography of Rome Origin of the Roman People,, and Political and 

 Social Organization General Principles of the Roman Constitution The Comitia 

 Magistrates The Senate Public Lands, and Agrarian Laws Roman Revenues- 

 Roman Laws and Administration of Justice Religion Calendar Military and 

 Naval Affairs Weights, Measures, and Coins Private Life of the Romans Com- 

 prehensive Index. 



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A MANUAL of BOTANY, being an Introduction to the Study of the 

 STRUCTURE, PHYSIOLOGY, and CLASSIFICATION of PLANTS. 

 By JOHN HUTTON BALFOUII, M.D.. F.L.S., F.R.S.E., Professor of 

 Medicine and Botany in the University of Edinburgh. With numer- 

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CONTEXTS Vegetable Anatomy, Organography, and Physiology. Systematic 

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