Important Announcement 



GOOD NEWS to All Students and Lovers of Nature and to All Interested in Education 

 The Establishment of ARCADIA on Unique Lines as a 



GREAT NATURE STUDY INSTITUTION 



(Through the Aid of a Philanthropist Whose Name is Withheld by Request.) 



Arcadia is to be a "village" of portable buildings devoted to various phases 

 of natural science. The buildings are to be arranged in the form of a court cov- 

 ering more than a half acre of ground. There is to be an astronomical observa- 

 'tory, "Home" of The Agassiz Association, biological laboratories, vivaria, aquaria, 

 Clearing House (for circulating specimens), pet houses, insectary, photograph 

 gallery, experimental rooms, offices, lecture hall, etc. Within the court made by 

 the surrounding buildings are to be a garden and plant beds for experimental 

 purposes. 



In brief, it is to be an epitome of the essential features of zoological park, 

 biological laboratories and experimental horticultural grounds. 



If the experiment proves a success upon two years' trial, it is promised that 

 the entire equipment will be rebuilt in larger fireproof buildings (with more ex- 

 tended equipments for study and experiments.) The tests of success are the co- 

 operation and interest of naturalists of all ages in all parts of the world. Full 

 particulars in the January number of "The Guide to Nature," Stamford, Con- 

 necticut. Single num.ber, 15c. Subscription for one year, $1.50. 



EDWARD F. BIGELOW, Director of Arcadia, 



STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT. 



Darwin and DeVries 



De Vries has put the finishing touch upon Darwinism and his famous Muta- 

 tion theory is certain to claim a place equal in rank to the Darwinian theory it- 

 self. Everybody who expects to understand current scientific literature must 

 have a knowledge of how species are supposed to originate by mutations and 

 the only book which goes exhaustively into the subject is 



SPECIES AND YARiET!ES-4heir Origin by Mn\m 



By Hugo De Vries. Octavo. 853 pages. $5 postpaid. Two years subscription to 

 AMERICAN BOTANIST given free with each order. 



Less expensive but none the less important is 



PLANT BREEDING-Gomments Upon the Experiments of Burbank and Nilsson 



By Hugo De Vries. Octavo 375 pages. $1.70 postpaid. Sent with a full set of 

 AMERICAN BOTANIST for $6.50. 



Willard N. Clute & Co., 



JOLIET, ILL. 



