THE EXPLORATION OF ARCADIA. 



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THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AND PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY. 



the plumose tails of the clematis and 

 the popping seeds of the witch-hazel. 

 For two days, including Visiting Day, 

 the many branches of witch-hazel on 

 the wall "fired" their seeds in every 

 direction. A few were thrown the 

 entire length of the building. 



In the photographic gallery were dis- 

 played many drawings for "Nature and 

 Science" of "St. Nicholas" by some of 

 the best naturalist artists of the coun- 

 try. Among these was work by Messrs. 

 King, Davis, Sawyer, Megargee, 

 Aaron, Stilson and others. All these 



drawings were carefully examined and 

 much admired. On two other tables 

 were displayed large masses of speci- 

 mens (awaiting photography) with ac- 

 companying letters from children in 

 all parts of the world. These letters, 

 plentiful and interesting, had not been 

 selected for the occasion but were "just 

 as they came" the current month. The 

 correspondence of "Nature and Sci- 

 ence" of "St. Nicholas" has become so 

 large that it is an increasing problem 

 to attend to it all. Added to this is 

 the extensive correspondence of the 



THE PET HOUSE, AT LEFT, AND END OF APIARIAN LABORATORY, AT THE RIGHT. 



(The greenhouse is back of the pet house.) 



