Facing the dog-kennels is a special library, given to the Garden by Dr. W. Evans, of Philadelphia, where are to be found all the papers and publications on agriculture, zoology, travel, domestic economy, etc. In one of the rooms in this building all the Parisian newspapers and magazines are on view. The pond, which divides the Garden into two nearly equal parts, contains ducks of all kinds, swans, and pelicans. On the left bank of the pond is the concert kiosk, where good concerts are given from April till the end of September by an orchestra of twenty-four performers under M. Mayeur, of the Opéra, who has conducted it since 1872. Many of the puppies and birds in the Garden are for sale at fixed prices. I quote the following from the catalogue: Stud Fee. Puppies (Average). Francs. Francs. Great Danes 50 100 Pomeranians 10 40 Bull-terriers 20 40 Basset hounds 25 50 English setters 50 120 Red Irish setters 50 100 Cocker spaniels 50 50 English greyhounds 30 75 Bloodhounds 30 60 Hares (white) old ones: Male, 25 francs; female, 35 francs; young, 15 and 25 francs each. Rabbits: Adults, 15 francs; young, 10 francs. Paroquets, from 40 francs to 150 francs. Parrots, from 10 francs to 75 francs. Canaries, 17.50 francs. Toucans, 150 francs. Ordinary crow (white variety), 20 francs. Pigeons, from 3 francs to 100 francs. Wild poultry, from 8.50 to 20 francs. Turkeys, 30 francs. Pheasants, from 20 to 150 francs. Red partridge, 12.50 francs. Domestic poultry: Bantams, 20 francs; Brahmapootras, 30 francs; Cochins, 30 francs; English gamecocks, 50 francs; Dorkings, 30 francs; Houdans, 15 francs. Rose-coloured flamingoes, 125 francs. Ducks, from 15 francs to 75 francs. Cormorants, 75 francs. Swans, from 25 francs to 275 francs. Pelicans, 125 francs. Domestic ducks: Aylesbury, 17.50 francs; Labrador, 12.50 francs; Rouen, 20 francs; Yeddo, 30 francs. Loch Leven trout, rainbow trout, salmon, etc., are for sale. This is a very large and beautifully laid out Garden, and I was allowed to photograph in peace, though, oddly enough, I had no sooner got outside the wood than I was pounced upon by a gendarme and asked to explain the contents of ‘that box.’ CHAPTER III THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, MARSEILLES