THE SILVER FAWN OR CREAM RABBIT in 



while quite even in colour, and free from smuttiness on 

 head, ears and nose, at least one half of the fur has been 

 of no more value than that of the common white rabbit, 

 while the ticking and silvering, which are indispensable in 

 a good specimen, have been almost ' nil ' and it is 

 my opinion that if those produced solely from the Silver 

 Greys were carefully selected, and bred together, a race 

 would result that would be quite sure to reproduce true to 

 colour, and in time the shady part might be bred out ; and, 

 so far, I look upon it as a mistake to try to manufacture 

 them, while such good materials are at hand, ready made. 



" If, however, every other good and useful property is 

 to be forfeited for the so-called evenness, then, of course, 

 the new product will be taken by the careless as bearing 

 the palm, while in truth the old style, or those produced 

 originally from the Silver Grey, are far more even in 

 colour, being sound on the under surface as well as on 

 the back, while the new ones are mostly white, the only 

 disadvantage of the former being the little cloudiness on 

 head and ears, while their furs are much more valuable 

 than those of the new variety, for little more than half 

 the fur of the latter is of any value. 



" The dark shade on the head is caused by a few black 

 hairs, or ticking, which comes from the Silver Grey, and 

 which, I have no doubt, might with a little care be bred out." 



My main object has been to instruct, or to try and place 

 the beginner in the way of selecting for himself, and to this 

 end I will give some rules by which I should proceed 

 in my selection of the proper rabbits from which to breed. 



In shape, size, style and carriage they should be 



