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arc not wanting in ornamental appearance. According to modern 

 ideas they have the fault, however, of not being isolated, and of not 

 being sufficiently raised above the ground. Each cage consists of a 

 spacious cell, enclosed by thick walls on the western and eastern 

 side, while the south side is furnished with bars. As the sun is 

 never low enough to enter the cage from this direction, the inside is 

 as cool as possible, and coolness is further guaranteed by a roof of 

 corrugated iron -plates, supporting a moderately thick layer of soil, 

 which is turfed and constantly kept cool by watering. This cell, 

 which seems to be the favourite resort for the animals at all times of 

 the day, is on the northern side separated from an outer open-air 

 cage of similar size by gratings with doors. The collection contains 

 among other animals, a remarkably fine pair of Kathiawar lions, 

 which like the other animals seem to be in a very flourishing and 

 healthy condition. The deer-park, which is simply fenced with 

 barbed wire, is fairly large, but contains only a few kinds of deer. 

 A white peacock, some very fine cockatoos, and a good specimen of 

 a sea eagle, may be noticed in the collection of birds. The garden 

 at Moti Bagh is, like the palace, without pretensions to beauty, but 

 is now being remodelled. The nurseries of plants are well kept, and 

 contain a good stock of healthy young plants. The cultivation of 

 fruit trees is rather an important feature of the Bhownugger 

 gardens, and a visit to the Dewan's summer-house, which is sur- 

 rounded by probably the best orchard in India, well repays the 

 short drive from the town. 



The admirably systematic arrangement, the flourishing and well- 

 regulated growth of the trees, as also the unusually neat appearance 

 of the whole orchard, forcibly reminded me of well-kept market 

 gardens at home, naturally allowing for the diiferencc of trees and 

 the entirely Indian system of irrigation. The principal fruit-trees 

 found here are pomegranates, limes, figs, oranges, plantains, and 

 papayas, of which each occupy a separate quarter. I do not quite 

 recollect if custard-apples, mangoes, and cocoanuts are cultivated 

 here, but the first of these are successfully grown in other 

 gardens, while the cultivation of the two latter kinds is rarely 

 attended with success. Pomegranates, limes, and figs arc 

 extensively cultivated in the neighbourhood of Bhownugger, 



