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A Series of Articles in the Colloquial 
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botanical terms and significance of their names; the whole 
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MANUAL OF OECEID CULTURE. 
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By EDWARD S. RAND, Jk. 
Tliis little volume is not wholly a new hook, but is mostly 
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ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, New York. 
C. M. Crandall, who has clone so much for children, 
—lias made a splendid thing that is charming all the 
Little Folks who have seen it, viz.: 
The Great Centennial Toy, 
a fine Old. Soldier, in Brilliantly Colored Uniform, 
with Cocked Hat, Flag, and Staff,, all so ingeniously made 
and put together, that you can set him in a thousand dif¬ 
ferent positions, and lie stays there until you change him. 
—He is a tiling of life ; a real joy to all Boys and Gii:ls, 
(and older people too). He fits and also works well with 
all the Acrobats and the Menagerie. 
Every Child Everywhere 
should have 44 Ye Hero of ’VG 5 ’ right away—or 
more than one... The real Hero is 9 inches high, and 
many times larger than the greatly reduced figure at the 
top of this column. The interesting and amusing posi¬ 
tions which the Hero will take in your hands, are almost 
numberless. 
Sold in a neat box, for only 35 cts.- Sent safely 
liy mail, post-paid, for 45 cts.—Send for one or more. 
Sold by Toy Dealers generally, and by many others. 
Supplied Wholesale and Retail by the General Agents, 
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CRANDALL’S 
LITTLE ALL-RIGHT. 
One of the funniest and jolliest of the 
low-priced toys. The lively Little All-right 
throws himself into a great variety of posi¬ 
tions as lie whirls around the “ wheel.” 
This toy can not 'conveniently ho sent by 
mail. It is one of the latest things manu¬ 
factured by C. M. Crandall. Ask tile 
nearest. Toy dealer for Crandall's Little 
All-right, hasten to buy it, and be happy. 
CRANDALL’S 
Improved Gymnasts. 
Two jolly little felloivs, attached to 
opposite ends of two bars, arc made to 
perform the most laughter-provoking 
antics, and to throw themselves into 
the most unaccountable positions, by 
gently working t lie foot of the wooden 
frame through which the bars revolve. 
It is a low-priced toy, made on the 
principle of the “ Little All-right,” and 
like that, one of Crandall’s latest. It 
is not conveniently sent by mail, hut 
is for sale by most Toy-Dealers. 
