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                                                           Exhibit 23.2
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No. 
333-01629 of CML Group, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated September 27,      
1995, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of CML Group, Inc. for the year ended July 31, 1995 and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.  



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May 30, 1996