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A Special Literature Offer 



Recognizing the widespread need of liter- 

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USEFUL PLANTS 



By Dr. Albert Schneider, Professor of Botany, 

 California College of Pharmacy , University 

 of California, - - - San Francisco. 



Octavo, Price, $2.00. Advance Orders, $1.50 



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