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INDEX. 



CAPE. 



Imatophyllum miniatum, and tulips, i. 

 385 ; in Tigridia conchi flora, i. 386 ; in 

 Hemerocallis, ibid. ; doubtful cases, i. 

 386-387 ; in Gytisus Adami, i. 387-394 ; 

 probable in JEsculns rubicunda, i. 392 ; 

 summary of observations on, 406. 

 Buffon, on crossing the wolf and dog, i. 

 32 ; increase of fertility by domestica- 

 tion, ii. Ill ; improvement of plants by 

 unconscious selection, ii. 216 ; theory of 

 reproduction, ii. 375. 



Bulimus, ii. 53. 



Bull, apparent influence of, on offspring, 



ii. 68. 

 Bullace, i. 345. 



Bulldog, recent modifications of, i. 42. 

 Bullfinch, breeding in captivity, ii. 154 ; 



attacking flower-buds, ii. 232. 

 Btjlt, Mr., selection of pouter pigeons, ii. 



197. 



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i. 67. 



Bunting, reed, in captivity, ii. 158. 

 Bukdach, crossing of domestic and wild 



animals, i. 66 ; aversion of the wild boar 



to barley, ii. 303. 



Burke, Mr., inheritance in the horse, ii. 10. 

 Burlingtonia, ii. 135. 



Burmah, cats of, i. 47. 



Burmese ponies, striped, i. 58, 59. 



Burnes, Sir A., on the Karakool sheep, i. 

 98, ii. 278; varieties of the vine in 

 Cabool, i. 333 ; hawks, trained in 

 Scinde, ii. 153 ; pomegranates pro- 

 ducing seed, ii, 168. 



Burton Constable 5 wild cattle at, i. ,84. 

 " Burzel-Tauben/' i. 150. 

 Bussorah carrier, i. 141. 



Bateo vulgaris, copulation of, in captivity, 

 ii. 154. 



Butterflies, polymorphic, ii. 399-400. 



Buzareingues, Girou de ; inheritance of 

 tricks, ii. 6. 



Cabanis, pears grafted on the quince, ii. 

 239. 



Cabbage, i. 323-326 ; varieties of, i. 323 ; 

 unity of character in flowers and seeds 

 of, i. 323^324 ; cultivated by ancient 

 Celts, i. 324 ; classification of varieties 

 of, ibid. ; ready crossing of, ibid., ii. 90, 

 91, 98, 130 ; origin of, i. 325 ; increased 

 fertility of, when cultivated, ii. 113; 

 growth of, in tropical countries, ii. 277. 



Cabool, vines of, i. 333.. 



Cabral, on -early cultivation in Brazil, i. 

 311. 



Cactus, growth of cochineal on, in India, 

 ii. 275. 



CiESAR, Bos primigenius wild in Europe 

 in the time of, i. 81 ; notice of fowls in 

 Britain, i. 246 ; notice of the importa- 

 tion of horses by the Celts, ii. 203. 



Caffre fowls, i. 230. 



Caffres, different kinds of cattle pos- 

 sessed by the, i. 88. 



" Cagias," a breed of sheep, i. 95. 



Calceolarias, i. 364 ; ii. 147 ; effects of 

 seasonal conditions on, ii. 274 ; peloric 

 flowers in, ii. 346. 



" Calongos," a Columbian breed of cattle, 

 i. 88. 



Calver, Mr., on a seedling peach pro- 

 ducing both peaches and nectarines, i. 

 341. 



Calyx, segments of the, converted into 

 carpels, ii. 392. 



Camel, its dislike to crossing water, i. 

 181. * 



Camellia, bud- variations in, i. 377 ; recog- 

 nition of varieties of, ii. 251 ; variety in, 

 hardiness of, ii. 308. 



Cameron, D., on the cultivation of Alpine 

 plants, ii. 163. 



Cameronn, Baron, value of English blood 

 in race-horses, ii. 11. 



Campanula medium, ii. 200. 



Canary-bird, i. 295; conditions of in- 

 heritance in, ii. 22 ; hybrids of, ii. 45 ; 

 period of perfect plumage in, ii. 77; 

 diminished fertility of, ii. 161 ; standard 

 of perfection in, ii, 195; analogous 

 variation in, ii. 349. 



Cancer, heredity of, ii. 7, 8, 79. 



Canine teeth, development of the, in 



mares, ii. 318. 

 Canis alopex, i. 29. 

 Canis antarcticus, i. 20. 

 Canis argentatus, ii. 151, 

 Canis aureus, i. 29. 



Canis cancrivorus, domesticated and 

 crossed in Guiana, i. 23. 



Canis cinereo-variegatus, i. 29. 

 Canis fulvuSj i. 29. 



Canis Ingx, the naked Peruvian doe:, 

 i. 23. 



Canis latrans, resemblance of, to the Hare 



Indian dog, i. 22 ; one of the original 



stocks, i. 26. 

 Canis lupaster, i. 25. 

 Canis lupus, var. occidentalis, resemblance 



of, to North American dogs, i. 21 ; 



crossed with dogs, i. 22; one of the 



original stocks, i. 26. 

 Canis mesomelas, i. 25, 29. 

 Canis prim&vus, tamed by Mr. Hodgson, 



i. 26. 



Canis sabbar, i. 25. 



Canis simensis, possible original of grey- 

 hounds, i. 33. 

 Canis thaleb, i. 29. 

 Canis variegatus, i. 29. 



Canterbury Bell, doubled by selection, 



ii. 200. 

 Cape of Good Hope, different kinds of 



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