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Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various
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Application of Electricity to Tramways.--By M. HOLROYD
SMITH.--7 figures.

The Sunshine Recorder.--1 figure.

V. ARCHITECTURE AND ART.--The National Monument at Rome.--With
full page engraving.

On the Evolution of Forms of Art.--From a paper by Prof.
JACOBSTHAL.--Plant Forms the archetypes of cashmere
patterns.--Ornamental representations of plants of two
kinds.--Architectural forms of different ages.--20 figures.

VI. NATURAL HISTORY.--The Latest Knowledge about Gapes.--How
to keep poultry free from them.

The Voyage of the Vettor Pisani.--Shark fishing In the Gulf
of Panama.--Capture of Rhinodon typicus, the largest fish in
existence.

VII. HORTICULTURE, ETC.--The Proper Time for Cutting Timber.

Raising Ferns from Spores.--1 figure.

The Life History of Vaucheria.--Growth of alga vaucheria
under the microscope.--4 figures.

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.--Fires in London and New York.

The Greely Arctic Expedition.--With engraving.
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