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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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AMERICAN POMOLOGY. 
TIIE NEW HOOK ON APPLES. 
By DOCT. JOHN A. WARDER. 
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SITE FOR AN ORCHARD. 
PREPARATION OF SOIL. 
SELECTION; PLANTING. 
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GRAPE CULTURIST. 
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How to Make Layers. 
Grafting the Grape. 
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SAUNDERS’ DOMESTIC POULTRY. 
By S. M. SAUNDERS. 
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Origin. 
Poultry Houses. 
Feeding of Poultry. 
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Fattening Poultry. 
Diseases of Fowls. 
Preferable Breeds. 
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Poultry for Exhibition. 
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PEAT AND ITS USES. 
By PROP. SAMUEL W. JOHNSON. 
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DIFFERENT KINDS. 
CHEMICAL CHARACTERS. 
CHEMICAL CHANGES. 
FERTILIZING CHARACTERS. 
PREPARATION FOR 
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PEAT AS FUEL. 
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SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST. 
By ANDREW S. FULLER. 
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BARBERRIES. 
DWARF CHERRIES. 
CURRANTS. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
CRANBERRIES. 
HUCKLEBERRIES. 
CORNELIAN CHERRIES. 
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GARDENING FOR PROFIT 
In the Market and Family Garden. 
By PETER HENDERSON. 
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Men Fitted for Gardening. 
Amount of Capital Required. 
Profits of Market Gardening. 
Manures and Implements. 
Location, Situation, Preparation. 
When, and Where to Sow. 
Transplanting; Insects. 
Varieties and Cultivation. 
Packing for Shipping. 
Preservation in Winter. 
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THE GRAPE VINE. 
By PROF. FREDERICK MOHR. 
DEVELOPMENT. 
STRUCTURE. 
PRUNING. 
TRAINING. 
MANURING. 
INJURIES TO VINES. 
IMPLEMENTS. 
PROPAGATION. 
HYBRIDIZATION. 
VARIETIES. 
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COPELAND’S COUNTRY LIFE. 
A COMPENDIUM OF 
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By ROBERT MORRIS COPELAND. 
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DRAINING. 
CATTLE. 
SHEEP. 
SHRUBS. 
FRUITS. 
FLOWERS. 
VEGETABLES. 
HOT-HOUSE PLANTS. 
CRAPE CULTURE. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
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DOWNING’S LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
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By the late A. J. DOWNING. 
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Historical Sketches. 
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Wood and Plantations. 
Deciduous Ornamental Trees. 
Evergreen Ornamental Trees. 
Climbing Plants. 
Formation of Walks. 
Treatment of Water. 
Rural Architecture. 
Embellishments. 
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AMERICAN WEEDS 
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BY WILLIAM DARLINGTON, M. D. 
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BY PROF. GEORGE THURBER. 
An enumeration and description of useful Plants and 
Weeds, which merit the notice, or require the attention 
of American Agriculturists. 
CONTENTS. 
Remarks on Weeds. 
Structural Botany. 
Analytical Key to 
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Botanical Classification. 
Botanical Terms. 
Authors’ Names. 
Botanical Names. 
English and Foreign Names. 
Names of Plants Illustrated. 
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The Miniature Fruit Garden. 
By THOMAS RIVERS. 
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growing. 
CONTEN-TS. 
DWARF APPLES. 
PEARS. 
APRICOTS. 
CHERRIES. 
PLUMS. 
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FIGS. 
FILBERTS. 
SMALL GARDENS. 
CITY YARDS. 
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NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
By JOSEPH BRECK. 
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Utility of Flowers. 
Vitality of Seeds. 
Planting. 
Bedding. 
Protection. 
Bouquets. 
Training. 
Flower Cardens. 
Lawns. 
Flowering Shrubs. 
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