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gardens, 1747, succeeded his father and was later made Pro- 

 fessor of Agriculture. 



(v) John Thouin, son of J. A. Thouin, born in the gardens, 

 1756 ; became Chief Gardener. 



(vi) James Thouin, born 1751, became Secretary and Cashier. 



(vii) John Francis Lucas, born in the gardens, 1747, became 

 Keeper of the Galleries of Natural History. 



IV. The New Organization Period, 1793 and onwards. 



Among the buildings in the Jardin des Plantes the visitor 

 should particularly note : — 



(i) The Eotunda, designed by M. Molinos in 1802 ; com- 

 menced 1804, finished 1812. 



(ii) The Lion House ; commenced 1818, finished 1821. 



(iii) The Eeptile House, opened in 1874. 



(iv) The Grand Voliere, or Great " Flying Cage," certainly 

 the best and most handsome construction of its kind that I have 

 hitherto seen in Europe. I was told that it cost 10,000 francs 

 (£400) to build. 



Among the more interesting mammals that I saw alive in the 

 Jardin des Plantes in October, 1908, may be mentioned : — 



Four Chimpanzees. 



The great Mandril, presented by Monsieur Lesieur in 1897. 



A male Gelada Baboon {Theropithecus gelada), recently 

 deposited by M. Maurice Eothschild. This Baboon has the 

 extraordinary habit of reverting the upper lip, so as to hide 

 its nose. 



An Aye-aye {Chiromys madagascariensis), recently acquired. 



A hybrid Zebra, bred from a male Equus burchelli chapmani 

 and a female Equus zebra. 



The nice little herd of five specimens of the rare North 

 African Hartebeest {Buhalis huselayhus). 



A young male Addax Antelope {Addax nasomaculatus), from 

 Goudnam (? Goridam) in the French Sudan, presented in 1908 

 by Monsieur Girard, Sergeant Telegraphiste. 



A male Gazelle {Gazella dorcas isabella) (?) which came from 

 the French Sudan with the Addax. 



A female Gazella mohr, a very large animal, in fine con- 

 dition, presented by M. Girard in 1906. 



A young male Giraffe from Timbuctoo. 



