CHAPTER XXII 



ZOOLOGISCHER GARTEN, DRESDEN : DIRECTOR, HERR A. 



SCHOFF 



In 1859 a beginning was made by a society of poultry- 

 fanciers. They laid out a small Garden in the Ostra 

 Avenue, which, although badly situated, found a good 

 deal of favour with the public, and was successful 

 financially. A committee of twenty gentlemen desirous 

 of founding a Zoological Garden met in 1860 for the 

 purpose of taking over the bird-fanciers' Garden and 

 adding- to it, the intention being- to issue shares under 

 the name of the Zoological Garden Company of Dresden, 

 His Majesty the King presented to the Company, 

 through the Finance Minister, that part of the royal 

 Garden known as the Poets' Walk and reservoirs. 

 The co-founder of the Zoological Garden in Berlin laid 

 out the plans for the Garden, and the King and Queen 

 and Royal household gave it their highest approbation. 

 Every kind of wild animal was to be kept in as free a 

 manner as possible. And the founders conceived the 

 idea of laying out, between the animal buildings and 

 the neighbouring houses, a park and garden for the 

 public, so that, besides the interesting sight of the 

 animals, there should also be a pleasant promenade. 

 A sum of £20,000 was spent on the laying out of 



