The Silver-Grey Rabbit Breeding in Warrens. 191 



is that nine times out of ten a cross between a wild rabbit 

 and a silver-grey results in silver-grey produce, and that 

 these latter exercise as marked an influence on subsequent 

 production. As a wild rabbit, the silver-grey so-called loses 

 its most marked hue, namely, the silvery sheen, to a con- 

 siderable extent, and becomes nearer to what warren ers call 

 the "blue" colour. The fineness of the fur and its other 

 notable characteristics remain unimpaired. 



