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NEW BOOK OF FLO WEBS. 
By JOSEPH BRECK, Practical Horticulturist. 
This work, while preserving scientific 
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Bulbs.— The cultivation of bulbs, 
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Merfoaceous Perennials.— This 
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Bedding Plants. —The treatment 
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is given, together with that of Dahlias, 
Chrysanthemums, and such as usually fall 
under the head of florist’s flowers. 
Flowering Shrubs. —A separate 
section is devoted to the hardy flowering 
shrubs, including a very full chapter 
upon the Rose. 
Wc have no work which is a safer 
guide to the novice in gardening, or 
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This is a long-needed work, as in it the pres¬ 
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