_PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING._ By JAMES JOHONNOT. Revised by Sarah Evans Johonnot. $1.50.
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_THE GARDEN’S STORY; or, Pleasures and Trials of an Amateur Gardener._ With Head and Tail Pieces by Rhead. 16mo. Cloth, extra, $1.50.
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