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came to hand, but McBride has been
using it as a reference book with
results very satisfactory to himself
during thet erm. The work deserves all
the good things that the receivers have
said about it, and it will, I am sure,
take a teaching position as "the botanical
text book" for advanced college classes
on this side of the [?] Atlantic.
I see Lippencotts have brought out
the English Edition of Prantl. This, in
my opinion, is the only rival in the u.S.
of your most excellent book.

Yours Very Truly
S. Calvin

State University of Iowa,
Iowa City.

Calendar for 1881.
Winter Term commences January 5.
Spring Term commences April 6.
Medical Commencements, March 1 and 2.
Law Commencement, June 21.
Collegiate Commencement, June 22.
Fall Term—Collegiate,
Law,
{September 11.
Medical, October 1.

For Catalogue, address
J. L. Pickard, President.

Iowa City
Dec
17
[8?] AM
Iowa

Prof. C. E. Bessey
Ames
Iowa