12 THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF EUROPE 



fattening of poultry for the table was given over to a 

 clever breeder of the department of Allier, who brought 

 the whole of his stock-in-trade to the Garden. Animals 

 were lent by several members of the society. In one 

 of the outbuildings of the conservatory a library was 

 opened, where visitors could find natural history works 

 to interest them. Discussions began again, on two 

 days a week — Thursdays and Sundays; concerts, 

 under the direction of M. Mayeur, were held in the 

 afternoons on one of the lawns in the Garden. 



At last a new era of prosperity had opened in 

 the Jardin d'Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulog'ne. 

 From the time it was opened to the year 1873 more 

 than 200,000 people had signified by their presence 

 the just popularity which the Garden had acquired. 



Besides the Garden in the Bois de Boulogne, the 

 Societe d'Acclimatation has other establishments under 

 its control — one at Hyeres, one at Chilly-Mazarin, 

 near Paris, one at Pre Catalan, and another at Mar- 

 seilles, in the South of France. 



The Succursale at Hyeres is set apart for the cultiva- 

 tion of plants, palms, and trees from hot climates, 

 and these always command a ready sale in Paris for 

 the ornamentation of parks and houses. At Pre 

 Catalan, in well-kept houses, are to be found sixty 

 dairy cows, which are to be seen in summer grazing in 

 the paddocks and fields of the Bois de Boulogne. 



At Chilly-Mazarin, on a plot of ground some acres 

 in extent, an overflow establishment was instituted 

 in 1891. Here are to be found dog-kennels, cow- 

 houses, stables, pheasantries, poultry-houses and agri- 

 cultural products. At Marseilles the Society has 



