Important Announcement. 



GOOD NEWS 



to 



All Students and Lovers of Nature, and jo 

 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 cover- 

 ing more than a half-acre of ground. There is to be an astronomical observatory, 

 "Home" of The Agassiz Association, biological laboratories, vivaria, aquaria. 

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

 lery, 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, arvd 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 fire-proof buildings (with more ex- 

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

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

 ticulars in the January number of "The Guide to Nature," Stamford, Conn. 

 Single numbers, 15c. Subscription for one year, $1.50. 



EDWARD F. BIGELOW, Director of Arcadia, Stamford, Conn. 



