194 THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF EUROPE 



cause of this is that we close our Gardens at an hour 

 when those on the Continent make most of their 

 money. We also give no concerts and have no concert- 

 house, although a military band plays from 4 to 6 p.m. 

 on Saturdays throughout the summer. 



STRIPED HYJilNA, LONDON. 



To give some idea of the provisions required by the 

 2,865 or so animals, birds, and reptiles in the Gardens, 

 it may be mentioned that in 1901 there were consumed, 

 besides many other items, 153 loads of clover, 238 

 loads of straw, 144 loads of hay, 185 quarters of oats, 



