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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 598




NEW YORK, JUNE 18, 1887

Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXIII, No. 598.

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. BOTANY.--The Brazil Nut.--The botanical position, appearance,
etc., and general features of the tree and plant.--1 illustration.