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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 829


NEW YORK, November 21, 1891.
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXII, No. 829.
Scientific American established 1845
Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.
Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I. ASTRONOMY.--The Sun's Motion in Space.--By A.M. CLERKE.--
A very interesting article on the determination of this hitherto
uncertain factor.
II. BOTANY.--Hemlock and Parsley.--By W.W. BAILEY.--Economic
botany of Umbelliferae.
Raphides--the Cause of the Acridity of Certain Plants.--By
R.A. WEBER.--Effect of these crystals on the expressed juice
from calla and Indian turnip and other plants.
The Eremuri.--A very attractive flower plant for
gardens.--1 illustration.
III. DECORATIVE ART.--The Decorative Treatment of Natural
Foliage.--By HUGH STANNUS.
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