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referred to, at that time, was GEORGE DENNIS, Inspector 
of Schools and author of “Cities and Cemetries of 
Etruria.” 
The last abortive publication to be mentioned is one 
that would have been very useful if we can judge from 
the author’s other work, “ Unter den Tropen.” No 
doubt his English would have been revised by some 
competent person and the result exceedingly valuable. 
But, unfortunately, Mr. APPUN died a few months after 
the advertisement appeared, and no one appears to have 
attempted to carry out the projet, although his diary 
and notes must have been taken over by Mr. BARSCHALL, 
his executor. The notice appeared in the Colonist of 
February 15th, 1872, and following days, the editor, in 
calling attention to it, remarking that Mr. APPUN had 
had abundant opportunities of studying both the Zoology 
and Flora of the country :— ‘ 
‘“Natural History of British Guiana by CHARLES 
FERDINAND APPUN, Zoologie and Botaniki, with plenti- 
ful splendid illustrations, in 3 or 4 vols. 
This work, written with the elaboratest diligence, 
shall give a true living picture of the animal inhabitants 
of this colony. The greatest care will be taken to make 
it equal to the best works of this science, and shall be 
not alone a scientifical, yet a very amusing work for 
every class of people. 
The Author will also publish therein his own observa- 
tions in this science made during his stay on the Coast, 
on the rivers and upon the mountains and savannahs of 
the far interior of this colony, mixed with the observa- 
tions in the same matter of WATERTON, SCHOMBUKGK, 
HILLHOUSE, etc., while for the scientifical part of this 
