General Meeting.] 
90 
[Nov. 21, 
General Meeting, Nov. 21, 1888. 
The President, Prof. F. W. Putnam, in the chair. 
Dr. J. Walter Fewkes read a paper entitled “ Observations on 
certain European Zoological Gardens and Aquaria,” in which he 
considered certain representative Gardens and Aquaria which he had 
studied last summer on his visit to Europe. 
Mr. S. H. Scudder followed with remarks in relation to the pro- 
posed Natural History Garden in Boston. He spoke ©f his obser- 
vations of European gardens made many years ago, and although 
he had not the notes which he had then made, he remembered to 
have observed several things mentioned by the speaker. 
Dr. Gardiner called the attention of the Society to the success 
of certain European zoological gardens in breeding dogs and of 
the revenue from the sale of these animals. The income derived 
in this way is considerable and in a way compensated the loss from 
death. 
Professor Putnam spoke of a beaver dam which formerly existed 
in the neighborhood of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, at 
Cambridge. He commented on the popular interest in a garden 
which should exhibit animals in their native habits surrounded as 
nearly as possible by native conditions. 
Professor Hyatt said that the paper of the Secretary should be 
published, and suggested the columns of the Sunday paper as a 
means of reaching a large number of those interested in the subject. 
Miss Isabel Johnson thought some methods ought to be devised 
to increase popular interest in the subject and advocated small 
subscriptions from school children for the Natural History Garden 
fund. 
Mr. H. D. Ross said that as the chairman of the sub-committee 
on conference he had taken some steps in regard to the house on the 
land at Franklin Park offered to the Society for a Zoological Gar- 
den. The Park Commissioners had promised to put it in thorough 
repair. He thought if the house could be used by the members of 
the committee in connection with raising the necessary subscrip- 
tions, for the exhibition of plans of the garden, and for other legit- 
imate purposes, it would be very advantageous to the Society. 
Professor Putnam thought that the plan suggested by Mr. Ross 
for having the house on the grounds an excellent one. It could be 
made use of in social meetings of the Society and meetings of the 
Natural History Garden committee. 
