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BEETON'S BOOK OF POULTRY AND DOMEST
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PREEACE. TT is an aphorism of Brill
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THE AQUAEIUM. iNALYSIS OF CONTENTS.
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LIST OF COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS, FRO
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X LIST OP WOODCUTS Disao, iBE Page
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ill ttSI 0» W00l)0t;*8. BQTJIEKEI/
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are constructed in such a manner as
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alternations -with ease, provided h
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form recurringj indeed, abno'st all
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PIGEONS. the banyan (on the small r
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— tie presence of a body of mea w
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PIGEONS. to speak, or even to shout
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pieEONs. every point, excepting wte
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PIGEONS. to fly for a prize. They w
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PIGEONS. resdit win be a race of we
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of snch a thing, but I think it ver
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on the rump, vent, and thighs, the
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tliree erperienced birds, and very
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them. By continuing this for some w
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time to consume it. If this state o
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eiata of all its feathers curling u
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nasovB. useful sort, however—and
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— known by tteir, duller plumage,
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PIGEONS. " JacoUnes," says Willugli
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, PIGEOSS. Pied, mottled, or fowl-f
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KGEONS. they are called Mahomets."
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PIOEONS. The bottom of the box or b
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Nor is the " skimiem's" a solitary
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FIGEOiaS. PIGEON CATCHING IN THE PY
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PIGEONS Every pigeon, male and fema
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aocnnmlate on or near them, sictnes
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FIGEONS. It is advisable, therefore
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iGEONB. may breed the faster for th
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FIOEONS. ration of thicty honrs, as
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FieEONS. To fatten young pigeons, t
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PIGEONS. been cut away and the plac
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O07S8. deservirg the respect of man
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measure about seventeen inches, and
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DOMESTIC POULTRY. THEIR STBTTCTITEI
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THEIR STKUCTUKB. digestive organs
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IWETR OBIGIN IN BKIIAIN bird— ^th
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lEEIB OBIODT IN BBIIAIN. The coster
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THBIB, OKIGIN IN BElTAHf. took no n
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THEIR OEIGDf IN BKITADf. with the a
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QAim novas. VARIETIES: IHEIB, CHOIC
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BAKIAUS: SOBEINGa. training, is ver
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5 BLA.CE SPANISH : HAMBUB6S. hens a
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— FOLANDS : COCHIN CHDfAS. posses
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MALAY i BRAHMA POOTBA. habits of do
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SULTANS, kmg clogged tail hanging r
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FEEDING AHD lATTENING. {he increase
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PBEDINO AUD PATTENING. in England,
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A NI8HT WITH IHE CHICKENS. And may
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COSCEBNINa £GG6 AND CHICKS. to rel
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THE TUBKET. Roast turkey is one amo
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THB TUBKBT. attained an enormous we
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"HE TUKKBT. nnd continued motionles
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THE WILD DUOK. THE DUOK. The duck i
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THE BUCK. in height as the ditch de
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THE DUCK. out of the qnestion, bent
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IHE DUCK. to the bant, now dry as w
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THE SUCK. make it a credit to the p
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THE BUCK. alarm, and plunge with gr
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BMDEN OEESIL GEESE, The common goos
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THE GOOSE. sharpiir pointed and of
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IKE aoosE. the procuring of whicli
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THE GOOSE. year's growth, and in. t
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THE DUCK. eat hemlock, bnt I believ
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THEia DISEASES ASD CUAE. noise on m
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very attentive to the female, assis
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THE BABBIT. The value of this littl
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THE BABBIT. same autliority declare
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THB BABBII lower parts. It would so
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THE RABBII. Btocked with varions ki
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THE BABBIT. elder ones striving for
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THE BABBIT. ehoiild always be open
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lUiS BABBIT. hole of STiffioient si
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TEE BABBIT. scheme, with a select p
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THB OLD-FASHIONED BABBII-HUTOH. coN
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TEE KABBIT. mTtred within the narro
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THE BABBIT. rally accepted form of
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THE BABBIT. rate. The floors should
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THE BABBIT. In-eeds in great number
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THE BABBIT. what colours the coat o
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IHB BABBIT. as a refuge for its you
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THE BABBIT. They will be lank and s
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TOX AXD BABBIT. privacy of the doe'
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TBX ni'BBIT. nut a single one of th
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TUB &ABBIT. her (ihitd by tbe ear t
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THE SABBII. FEEBINO. Thekb is a gre
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9HS BABBIT. green-meat, is to 00111
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THE DOG. little powdered camphor ru
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THE DOG, mouth, and drinkin^g it gr
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treatment of his wound. Washing the
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for hyclrophobia, and that many a p
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lEE DOG. days. Nothing can be farth
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TBX BOO. DAUtAMAN, OK PLUM-PUDDINQ
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THE DOS. and the dog generally is n
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THE SOG. boisterously unruly. He do
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THE SOG. tuumal must not cease. Its
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— CATS. THE WILD CAT, That tlie w
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THE CAT. an eightli ; length of tai
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TEE OAT, ' Its upper parts are clea
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IHE CAT. Bcribe, " In Egypt the cat
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THE OAT. tion had tlie poet fiw Ms
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THE CA.T. In the apothecaries' shop
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IHZ CAT. oat tie &st deciduous mola
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certainly is, where the oandal appe
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SIOBIES OF BEUASKABLB CATS. The wri
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TEE CAT. There used to come to our
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arrangement was carried out to the
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THE CAT. booming sound of thunder s
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THE CAT. after them : bo that for c
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icucc. Either from fear of the men,
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THE CAT. instance of this occurred
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IHB CAI. without graaa to eat ! I h
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THE SQUIEREL. This pretty tome pet,
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THE SQUIItBEL. Bqnirrel scratcies o
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THE SQUntRVIi. one of the peibbles
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THE SQTTlaKEL. feet " clean," his e
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THE SQUIBBEL. men." According to tl
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THIS MOUSE. last was consumed, and
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THE HOUSE. Baturalists with the sqa
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THE HOUSE, gardens and making free
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THE MOUSE. toach the ground, doth h
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THE MOUSE. muuli as the mouse above
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THE HOtrSB. be effected. Holes, the
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THE HOUSE. (SatiooB. They not only
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THE MOUSE. pions—he will, should
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THE GUINEA FIG. poEcs. Nevertheless
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THE I0BI0I8E, at liberty, and it gr
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THE iosTo;si;. " April 19. Timotty,
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HVBBR THE BLIBD NATURALIST. THE BEE
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IHE BEI. thick as arro'ns which lea
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TEE BEE. bers ; and by tliis time,
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THE BBB. merest whisper of her ambi
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THE BEE, shotild be perforated thro
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TEE BEE. were not doing well, but -
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IHE BEE. in her chops as she flies,
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THE BEE. their loss by smell, touch
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discover it to be composed of six p
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THE BEE. which receives and digests
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THE BEE. ont : tte bees were got un
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THX BEE. sheath, there Is expressed
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IHE BEE. finished bee-bnrrow been d
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TEE SILKVORU. Aoman emperor Aurelia
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THE SILKWORM. be dry and airy and p
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IH£ SILKirOSU. the creature underg
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If p.
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THE PONY. bewildered that they woul
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THE PONT. •fhat SO noble and inva
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THB POST, The "lasso," a simple lon
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THE PONT. ing or picketed to a tent
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TH« PONT. panied by some of the tr
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THE PONT. dually becomes stained by
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THB PONY. will be fully competent.
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iSE PONY. h« will live many years
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THE PONT, averts his eyes elsewhere
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THE PONT. overcome, no other of any
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THE 90NKET. turn, made a pause, and
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THE DONKEY. monly ased than among n
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THE DONKBT. Btill an inhabitant of
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THE bOA.T. on account of its length
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'Tb:e boat. which shfc drank gre«d
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THE GOAT. one light baby. As to bab
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AQUABimt. sqiare-sided tank be used
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AQUABIUJC. year (1849), and chose f
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AqUABIUH. Tlie following year a gre
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AQUAXIUM. important offices to perf
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AQUAAIUH. conunon carp, except that
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AQUAKIUM. the thumb of a miller. Th
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AQUAKIVU. to practical experiment.
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y a dozen its chance of longevity i
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AqUAEIUM. When about to assume the
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it ; but shuiild it become tu^bid,
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AQUAIUOM. realm of its own plants.
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— seteptad, if they ajfe rooted t
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AqUAitltTM. curious incidentg. As 1
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AQUARIUM. the crab, if it is unfort
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AqTTABIITM:. and see that no worms
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the glass, spoiling yoi* prospect.
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: led on by the praiseworthy hope a
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— — Following the arrangement a
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yEBNS. said to be doraal/ when in t
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FEEITB. seventeen genera, which, in
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FEBHS. of Pohjpodmm and PoJysUcfiMm
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— the extremity, and the leaflets
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2. Lady Fben (Asplemum FiUx Fcemma)
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IXBHS. slendei ; the pinnas ovate w
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called the Fox fern. Its botanical
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Flate4.—1, Brake, orEagls Fern. A
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names, Pteris, Oryptograrmna, and O
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6. Common Poitpobt {Polypodmm Yulgc
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place from whicli our specimen has
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tnresqnely managed in the-fem slied
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particular species to be potted may
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Aura. be made a source of pleasure,
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l^INE ART BOOKS. THE DORE GIFT BOOK
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POETICAL WORKS. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH'
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POETICAL WORKS. THOMAS HOOiyS WORKS
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. FAMILY BIBLES AND POPULAR COMMENT
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USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE BOOKS. WARD
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ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOKS. The Good Wo
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FOR EVERY HOME. The Family Circle.
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BOOKS FOR YOUNG MEN. The World Ia-b