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. . . ' It is a highly creditable production, written in a popular 

 style for easy reading, and will, no doubt, be appreciated by public and 

 private school instructors.' — Geelong Advertise?-, ioth August 1878. 



. . . ' It must be highly encouraging to Mr. Guilfoyle to receive 

 from Mr. Ellery, Professors Irving, Pearson, Halford, Strong, and 

 Andrew, Mr. Morris of the Church of England Grammar School, and 

 Mr. Venables of the Education Department, opinions highly favour- 

 able of the merits of the book.' . . . — Australasian, Melbourne, 

 2 1st September 1878. 



. . . ' On the whole, it is a work well calculated to smooth the 

 way for the first steps in this most delightful science.' — The Queens- 

 lander, Brisbane, 7th September 1878. 



Also numerous other press notices and highly flattering letters from 

 several literary and scientific gentlemen. 



A FEW EXTRACTS FROM NUMEROUS NOTICES IN 



THE PRESS 



OF 



THE ABC OF BOTANY 



(First Edition). 1 



1 Mr. Guilfoyle's A B C of Botany is just such a book as was 

 wanted for the purposes of elementary teaching in the science to which 

 it relates. He traces the progress of a plant from its germination until 

 it has accomplished the purpose of its existence by fructification, and 

 relates to the processes involved. Mr. Guilfoyle has aimed at simpli- 

 city and intelligibility in his modest little manual for the use of schools.' 

 — Melbourne Argus, 7th February 1880. 



'Mr. Guilfoyle, F.L.S., Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, 

 has forwarded to us a very useful little work entitled The A B C of 

 Botany. . . . After looking through the A B C we can safely say 

 that Mr. Guilfoyle has admirably succeeded in the pleasant task he 

 undertook.' — Melbourne Daily Telegraph, 31st January 1880. 



... ' It is not only an A B C easy of comprehension and devoid 

 of crack-jaw terms, but it is an alpha and omega of the rudiments of 

 botany, which, mastered, enables those wishing to do so to comprehend 



1 Samuel Mullen, 29 and 31 Collins Street. Melbourne. 



