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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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LANE'S PUUrHASING AGENCY. 
KAB.VEY B. LANE, 
151 Nassau-street, New York. 
Garden, Field and Flower Seeds. 
Frc§li Onion Seed. 
Extra Conn. Seed I.caf Tobacco Seed. 
Trees— Fruit and Sliado. 
lONA AND ISKAEl,I.A GRAPE VINES. 
Strawberries— Ajirlcnltui 1st and others. 
Wetliersflcld Seed Sower. Price S8.00. 
Sole Agent in N. V. for Doty's AVasliers. 
AquarIus,,A Hand Force Pnnip, 
Price $«3.«»0. 
WoodruflT's Portable B.iromcter, etc., etc. 
A. M. HALSTED, 
167 Pearl-3t., Niiv-Yoik, 
Produce Conimlssioa Merchant, 
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Comiiiiissioii Dealer, 
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FOOT OF FCTLTOS-ST. 
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Rebels are moving away and are .selling for whatOTer they 
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