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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 799


NEW YORK, APRIL 25, 1891
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXI, No. 799.
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. ARCHITECTURE.--Marble and Mosaic.--By T.R. SPENCE.--A
paper recently read before the Architectural Association, London,
containing valuable suggestions for designers of buildings.
The St. Lawrence Hospital for the Insane.--A New York State
hospital recently built from designs by the State architect.--Full
description.--1 illustration.
II. BOTANY.--Lavender and its Varieties.--The history, properties,
and technology of this plant.--2 illustrations.
III. CHEMISTRY.--A Projecting Apparatus of Precision.--A useful
adjunct for the chemist's balance, accelerating the operation of
weighing.
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