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of heating pipes surrounds the principal cage and 

 passes round the room. The central cage is divided 

 into three compartments, and is furnished with a large 

 rotating iron framework resembling a sort of skeleton 

 wheel, upon which the inmates amuse themselves. In 

 the museum in the centre of the Gardens are to be 

 seen mounted skins of various animals which have lived 

 in the Gardens. There is also a fine collection of birds, 

 presented by Dr. H. and Mr. E. Wheeler, also a good 

 collection of birds' eggs and beetles. 



When the grounds were acquired it was intended 

 that they should be laid out, not only as Zoological 

 Gardens, but also as an arboretum. There are many 

 trees in the Gardens, the most striking of which are 

 the evergreens, the pines, the cedars, and the cypresses. 

 Durine: the summer months a number of ornamental 

 plants are set out, such as agaves, yuccas, fan palms, 

 etc. There is also to be seen one of the finest col- 

 lections of ferns in England, 



In 1901 the total number of visitors, irrespective of 

 subscribers and their friends, was 113,319. Animals sold 

 realized £133 6s., including a young dromedary and 

 five lion cubs, all of which were born in the Gardens ; 

 £249 16s. were paid for new animals, including a pair 

 of lions from Herr Carl Hagenbeck of Hamburg. The 

 new lion house, built in 1900, cost £2,742 12s. The 

 total turnover for the year was £10,158 4s. 6d., 

 the largest on record since the foundation of the 

 Society. 



On entering these pretty Gardens and turning to 

 the left, a long terrace, witli well-kept flower-beds and 



