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SCIENCE. 



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By the New York Botanical Garden: For the 

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By the Smithsonian Institution: For the best 

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 the fisheries on the high seas, their history, ob- 

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By the Wolverine Fish Company, Detroit, Mich- 

 igan: For the best plan to promote the whitefish 

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By Mr. Hayes Bigelow, Brattleboro, Vermont, 

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THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 

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Of the Proceedings of the Royal Society of 

 London, as divided about a year ago into two 

 series, Vols. 76-77 of series ' A,' containing 

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 the prompt circulation of the journals of the 

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THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 



The agricultural appropriation bill for the 

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