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lar way, that is, with wet and dry places for 

 choice. Two very " cute " little turtles lived 

 happily once in the basin of a greenhouse 

 fountain, with a rock-work mound on which , 

 to rest. They recognized persons, fed from the 

 fingers, and grew very tame. What boys call 

 the box-turtle, really a land-tortoise, will be, 

 or at least appear, quite contented if he is 

 " staked out " in the yard in this way: a hole 

 carefully drilled in the edge of his shell, and a 

 light cord a yard or two long tied through it, 

 with the other end fastened to a stake. The 

 animal proceeds at once ,to burrow a home for 

 himself, and there he will dwell in seeming 

 satisfaction, while his keeper can coax him 

 out occasionally by pulling gently on the cord 

 to look at him and see if he is doing well. 



The Florida chameleon, which also is fre- 

 quently brought home by the tourist, is a 

 bright and intelligent creature. He requires 

 almost unlimited sunshine to bask in, and 

 flies, which he catches on the end of his long 

 tongue, to eat. A fernery is a comfortable 

 place for him. This fellow, it is said, has a 

 temper, and if not well treated or if teased he 

 shows fight, though he can hardly do much 

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