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The British Oak, By Professor Buck- 
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Mistletoe and Parasitic Plants. By Mrs. 
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History of a Beech Tree. By Harland 
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Physics of a Sunbeam. By R. Hunt, 
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Equatorial Africa. By J. Samuelson. 
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The Lowest Forms of Life. By J. Samuel¬ 
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Phosphorescence of the Sea. By A. de 
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Science applied to Electro-plating. By 
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The Great Exhibition of 1862. (Illus¬ 
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Suspension and Tubular Bridges. (Illus¬ 
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General Summary of Progress in Astro¬ 
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