1884.] 
AMERIOAI^ AGRIOULTUEIST. 
187 
AN 
UNSEEN 
WORLD 
Bevealed to Every Eye. 
The unaided eje sees but very little of the uni- 
"Verse. The telescope brings to our knowledge vast 
aumbers of worlds of the existence of which we 
Mg. 1.—mCBOSOOPE CLOSED. 
ehould have had no conception, without its aid. 
There is also all around us a world invisible to our 
natural eyes; and only by using the Microscope 
‘Can we see and study its wonderful inhabitants. 
By this we find that there are myriads of things 
hidden from us by their minuteness—indeed thou¬ 
sands, if not millions, for every one that is visible. 
We find that there are animal forms that move, 
feed, multiply, and apparently enjoy themselves, 
yet so small that millions of them gathered in a 
;8pace as large as a silver dollar, would each have 
4d)undant room to sport and play I 
Not only are there minute forms of animal life, 
tot there are innumerable plants so small that no 
Fig. 2.— MICROSCOPE READY EOR USE. 
‘One is aware of their existence until it is revealed 
hythe Microscope. These Little Things are not 
•only Interesting, but to see and know them is of 
Qreat Importance to Us. 
The greatest harm to our Crops, our Animals, 
our Fruits, our Flowers, even to our Bodies, is 
found to be due to Uvi?ig things, both vegetable 
and animal, so small that they have until recently 
escaped our knowledge. 
I>o Yon Want to See some of these 
small but wonderfully interesting things ? We are 
now prepared to help every reader of the American 
Agriculturist to some conception of them, to help 
look a little way down into this unseen world. 
Tlie American Agriculturist 
Compound Microscope. 
This was specially devised for the readers of the 
American Agriculiurisi. [See the March American 
Agricidlurist, pages 142 and 143, for full description 
of this wonderful Microscope, made expressly for 
us.] This instrument will enable one to examine, 
and to see very distinctly and clearly, a vast 
multitude of interesting things, each one a thou¬ 
sand times smaller than the tiniest thing that you 
can see with the unassisted eyes. This instru¬ 
ment, as you will learn from the description, is 
accessible to all our readers, either without cost, 
or at a cost far below anything like it was ever 
before offered—at a cost so small that if you 
knew how valuable it is, you would spare no 
sacrifice or effort to get it immediately. 
Not a Family, not a Xeaclier, not a 
School, in all the land, should be without one. 
It would be of more interest to all, and to most 
people more useful, than anything else they could 
buy for many times the cost. 
How Supplied. 
This Simple Microscope is more valuable in the 
quality of its lenses, its arrangements, etc., than 
any thing we have ever seen offered for several 
dollars. Probably its equal can nowhere else be 
had under four or five dollars. But it will be sup¬ 
plied by us and sent delivered free to any part of 
the United States and Territories for two dollars, 
and delivered free to any actual subscriber to the 
American Agriculturist toTlidAfioT One Hollnr 
nnd twenty-five cents. 
Further. —We will present one, delivered free, 
and send the American Agriculturist to a new sub¬ 
scriber, post-paid, during all of 1884, for two dollars. 
Further. —We will present this Microscope to 
any present subscriber, and deliver it free 
to him, who will send us two new subscribers 
to the American Agriculturist for one year, at one 
dollar and fifty cents each. 
Xnhe Notice AUU ^uhscribers. 
Any person already a subscriber to the American 
Agriculturist, can have one of the above Micro¬ 
scopes delivered free to him for one dollar and 
twenty-five cents. 
First Come, First Served. 
The manufacturers who are making these beauti¬ 
ful American Agriculturist Microscopes expressly 
for us, are striving to bring them as near perfec¬ 
tion as possible. If some little delay consequently 
occurs, it will be in the interest of those who are 
sending for the instruments, since they will be all 
the better for the longer time employed in perfect¬ 
ing them. We are however entering the names of 
the applicants for the Microscopes in the order in 
which they are received, and the Microscopes will 
be delivered in this order. 
As above stated, the March American Agricul¬ 
turist gives very full detailed descriptions of both 
the Simple and Compound American Agriculturist 
Microscopes, made expressly for us. 
Catalogues Acknowledged. 
Dealers, more than ever before, add new departments 
to their business and make it difficult to classify their 
catalogues. Thus seedsmen include in their lists the 
ordinary bedding plants and small fruits, while nursery¬ 
men generally supply florist’s stock. We, as heretofore, 
enter the catalogues under what appears to be the lead¬ 
ing department, and note the others: 
SEEDSMEN. 
C. E. Axlen, Brattleboro, Vt.—Small fruits, seeds, and 
greenhouse and bedding plants. 
Alnbbb Brothers, Eockford, Ill.—A new name, but 
the firm issues a full and attractive catalogue. 
Hugo Beyer, New London, Iowa.—An interesting 
catalogue with numerous novelties. 
Bowman & Breckbill, Forgy, Ohio.—Fruits’and or, 
namental trees, roses, etc. 
H. L. Broughton, Marblehead, Maas.—Price-list of 
small fruits. 
J. A. Buel & Co., Springfield, Ohio.—Besides seeds 
with very full descriptions, ofibr bedding and other 
plants, implements, etc. 
J. G. Burrows, Fishkill Village, N. T.—Grape vines, 
small fruits, Atlantic strawberry, etc. 
Thos. a. Cox & Co., San Francisco, Cal.—Besides the 
usual stock many tree, shrub and flower seeds of natives 
of the coast. 
C. W. Dorr & Co., Des Moines, Iowa.—Issued as a 
seed list, but largely devoted to fruit and ornamental 
trees, etc. Also implements and farm seeds. 
Edward Gillitt, Southwick, Mass.—List of North 
American perennial plants, orchids, rare ferns, etc. 
Thos. G. Harrold, Kingston, Mfl.—Bedding and 
greoihouse shrubs, etc., %vith new and beautiful sorts. 
A. D. Huson, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.—Besides vegeta¬ 
bles is very full in seeds of wheat and other farm crops. 
Wm. B. Jones & Sons, Birdsville Seed Farms, Hern¬ 
don. Ga.—Glad to know that seed-growing is followed in 
the Southern States. The catalogue includes many farm 
and garden seeds peculiar to a warm climate. 
Fred. N. Lang, Barahoo, Wis.—Besides the useful va¬ 
rieties, a number of specialties of his own. 
Michel Plant & Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo.—As ample 
and as full as usual, not only with seeds, hut plants and 
florist’s supplies. 
C. F. Miller, Dnndas, Minn.—A special circular re¬ 
lating to Northern cane seed. 
J. A. Moody, Youngstown, Ohio.—Compact, compre¬ 
hensive, useful. 
John E. &A. Murdoch, Pittsburgh, Pa.—Seeds, green¬ 
house and stove plants, fruit and other trees, in fact 
nearly everything that grows and tools to do the work 
Page & Kelsey, Des Moines, Iowa.—Greenhouse and 
other plants, fruit and other trees as well as seeds. 
Parker, Gannett & Wood, Boston, Mass.—Includes 
greenhouse and other plants, fruit trees and shrubs, 
many implements, etc. 
Pearce, Weld & Co.. London,Ont.—Besides thensnal 
vegetable and flower seeds, very full in those of the farm. 
A. D. Perry & Co., Syracuse, N. Y.—Very full, plain 
and business-like. 
Eobt. C. Ebbves, 185-187 Water St., New York—A 
large catalogue, and about equally divided between seeds 
and implements. 
E. P. Eob, Cornwa!I-on-the-Hudson.—Small fruits and 
grape-vines in abundance. 
J. B. Eoot & Co., Eockford, III.—The business estab¬ 
lished by the late Mr. Eoot is kept up to its former high 
standard by Mrs. Eoot. 
ScHLEGEL & PoTTLER, 26 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. 
—Very bright and fresh looking, with a long list of novel¬ 
ties and specialties. 
Hiram Sibley & Co., Eochester, N. Y., and Chicago 
Ill.—A list for the trade only. 
Wm. W. Sterling, Cutchogue, N. Y.—Selected seed 
corn and other seeds. 
L. Templin & Sons. —Ornamental shrubs, vines, bulbs, 
and flower seeds. 
E. T. Thompson, Muscatine, Iowa.—Neat, compact 
and sensible. Also poultry. . 
Thorburn & Titus, No. 158 Chambers St., N. Y.— 
Crowded full in every department with the newest and 
best. 
Isaac P. Tillinghast, La Plume, Pa.—Contains the 
novelties besides the usual sorts, and condenses much 
useful instruction withal. 
J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, Ill.—Acorn and potato man¬ 
ual, with choice vegetable and flower seeds. 
W. E. Weld, Ingleside, N. Y. - Descriptive price-list of 
seed potatoes. 
Woods, Beach & Co., New Brighton, Pa.—A descrip¬ 
tive catalogue of roses, greenhouse and bedding plants. 
NUESEEYMEN. 
Edwin Allen, New Brunswick, N. J.—General stock 
of fruit and ornamental trees. 
Irving Allen, Springfield, Mass.—Very full in small 
fruits, including the newest. 
H. S. Anderson, Union Springs, N. Y.—Trees and 
small fruits with ornamental stock. 
Garret H. Banta, Eiverdale, Bergen Co.. N. J. —A 
general collection of fruit and ornamental trees and 
small fruits. 
Wm. P. Bassett, Hammonton, N. J. — Small fruits 
with novelties and specialties in tree fruits. 
Francis C. Biddle, Chadd’s Ford, Pa.—Specially de¬ 
voted to small fruits with some others. 
JosEPH E. Bonsall, Salem, 0.—Greenhouse plants, etc. 
