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The Buttonwood Funds, Inc.
Statement of Certification
Pursuant to Rule 497(j)
The Buttonwood Funds, Inc. (the "Fund") hereby certifies that the form of
prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed
under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
would not have differed from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16
to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-6364 and
811-4702) which was filed electronically on October 30, 2000 (Accession No.
0000950116-00-002608).
The Buttonwood Funds, Inc.
/s/James W. Jennings
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By: James W. Jennings, Esq.
Title: Secretary
Date: November 3, 2000
