Reports of the Commissioners of the United States to the International Exhibition Held at Vienna, 1873, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1876 |
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Page 5 - This species infests a great variety of plants, and is to be found throughout our country from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Page 60 - It will be safe to infer, however, from the above results, that there is no river in the United Kingdom long enough to effect the destruction of sewage by oxidation.
Page 13 - Congress had in view when it passed the joint resolution, " in order to enable the people of the United States to participate in the advantages of the international exhibition of the products of agriculture, manufactures, and the fine arts to be held at Vienna.
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