BARBS, of wheat, 9.
BARBERRY, dark or red-leaved variety, 10, 12;
—reversion in suckers of seedless variety, 11.
BARBUT, J., on the dogs of Guinea, 1;
—on the domestic pigeons in Guinea, 6;
—fowls not native in Guinea, 7.
BARKING, acquisition of the habit of, by various dogs, 1.
BARLEY, wild, 9;
—of the lake-dwellings, 9;
—ancient variety of, 28.
BARNES, Mr., production of early peas by selection, 20.
BARNET, Mr., on the intercrossing of strawberries, 10;
—diœciousness of the hautbois strawberry, 10;
—on the Scarlet American strawberry, 20.
BARTH, Dr., use of grass-seeds as food in Central Africa, 9.
BARTLETT, A. D., on the origin of “Himalayan” rabbits by intercrossing,
4;
—on the feral rabbits of Porto Santo, 4;
—on geese with reversed feathers on the head and neck, 8;
—on the young of the black-shouldered peacock, 8;
—on a variety of the turkey, 8;
—size of hybrids, 17;
—on the breeding of the Felidæ in captivity, 18;
—so-called hybrids, 25.
BARTRAM, on the black wolf-dog of Florida, 1.
BATES, H. W., refusal of wild animals to breed in captivity, 18 (2);
—sterility of American monkeys in captivity, 18;
—sterility of tamed guans, 18.
BATRACHIA, regeneration of lost parts in, 27.
BEACH, raised, in Peru, containing heads of maize, 9.
BEAK, variability of, in fowls, 7;
—individual differences of, in pigeons, 5;
—correlation of, with the feet in pigeons, 5.
BEALE, Lionel, on the contents of cells, 27;
—on the multiplication of infectious atoms, 27.
BEANS, 9;
—of Swiss lake-dwellings, 9;
—varieties of, produced by selection, 20;
—French and scarlet, variable resistance of, to frost, 24 (2);
—superiority of native seed of, 24;
—a symmetrical variation of scarlet, 27;
—experiments on kidney, 8;
—with monstrous stipules and abortive leaflets, 26.
BEARD pigeon, 5.
BEARS, breeding in captivity, 18.
BEASLEY, J., reversion in crossed cattle, 13.
BEATON, D., effect of soil upon strawberries, 10;
—on varieties of pelargonium, 10, 23 (2);
—bud-variation in _Gladiolus colvilii,_ 11;
—cross between Scotch kail and cabbage, 15;
—hybrid gladiolus, 17;
—constant occurrence of new forms among seedlings, 21;
—on the doubling of the Compositæ, 24.
BECHUANA cattle, 3.
BECHSTEIN, on the burrowing of wolves, 1;
—Spitz Dog, 1;
—origin of the Newfoundland dog, 1;
—crossing of domestic and wild swine, 3;
—on the Jacobin pigeon, 5, 6;
—notice of swallow-pigeons, 5;
—on a fork-tailed pigeon, 5;
—variations in the colour of the croup in pigeons, 6;
—on the German dovecot pigeon, 6;
—fertility of mongrel-pigeons, 6;
—on hybrid turtle-doves, 6;
—on crossing the pigeon with _ Columba œnas, C. palumbus, Turtur
risoria,_ and _T. vulgaris,_ 6;
—development of spurs in the silk hen, 7;
—on Polish fowls, 7 (2);
—on crested birds, 7;
—on the canary-bird, 8, 12, 18;
—German superstition about the turkey, 8;
—occurrence of horns in hornless breeds of sheep, 13;
—hybrids of the horse and ass, 14;
—crosses of tailless fowls, 15;
—difficulty of pairing dove-cot and fancy pigeons, 16;
—fertility of tame ferrets and rabbits, 16;
—fertility of wild sow, 16;
—difficulty of breeding caged birds, 18;
—comparative fertility of _ Psittacus erithacus_ in captivity, 18;
—on changes of plumage in captivity, 18;
—liability of light-coloured cattle to the attacks of flies, 21;
—want of exercise a cause of variability, 22;
—effect of privation of light upon the plumage of birds, 23;
—on a sub-variety of the monk-pigeon, 26.
BECK, Mr., constitutional differences in pelargoniums, 10.
BECKMANN, on changes in the odours of plants, 23.
BEDDOE, Dr., correlation of complexion with consumption, 25.
BEE, persistency of character of, 21, 22;
—intercrossing, 17;
—conveyance of pollen of peas by, 9.
BEE OPHRYS, self-fertilisation of, 15.
BEECH, dark-leaved, 10, 12;
—fern-leaved, reversion of, 11;
—weeping, non-production of, by seed, 12.
BEECHEY, horses of Loochoo Islands, 2.
BEET, 9;
—increase of sugar in, by selection, 20.
_Begonia frigida,_ singular variety of, 10;
—sterility of, 18.
BELGIAN rabbit, 4.
BELL, T., statement that white cattle have coloured ears, 3.
BELL, W., bud-variation in _Paritium tricuspis,_ 11.
BELLINGERI, observations on gestation in the dog, 1
—on the fertility of dogs and cats, 16.
BELON, on high-flying pigeons in Paphlagonia, 6;
—varieties of the goose, 8.
BENGUELA, cattle of, 3.
BENNETT, Dr. G., pigs of the Pacific Islands, 3, 15;
—dogs of the Pacific Islands, 15;
—varieties of cultivated plants in Tahiti, 22.
BENNETT, Mr., on the fallow deer, 16.
BENTHAM, G., number and origin of cultivated plants, 9;
—on Phaseolus, 9;
—cereals all cultivated varieties, 9;
—species of the orange group, 10;
—distinctions of almond and peach, 10;
—British species of _Rosa,_ 10;
—identity of _Viola lutea_ and _tricolor,_ 10.
_Berberis vulgaris,_ 11, 12.
_Berberis wallichii,_ indifference of, to climate, 18.
BERJEAU, on the history of the dog, 1 (2).
BERKELEY, G. F., production of hen-cocks in a strain of game-fowls, 7.
BERKELEY, M. J., crossing of varieties of the pea, 11;
—effect of foreign pollen on grapes, 11;
—on hybrid plants, 17;
—analogy between pollen of highly-cultivated plants and hybrids,
22;
—on Hungarian kidney-beans, 23;
—failure of Indian wheat in England, 24.
BERNARD, inheritance of disease in the horse, 12.
BERNARD, C., independence of the organs of the body, 27;
—special affinities of the tissues, 27.
BERNHARDI, varieties of plants with laciniated leaves, 26.
_Bernicla antarctica,_ 8.
BERTERO, on feral pigeons in Juan Fernandez, 6.
_Betula alba,_ 12.
BEWICK, on the British wild cattle, 3.
BIANCONI, Prof., on the skulls of dogs, 1.
BIBLE, reference to breeding studs of horses in, 2;
—references to domestic pigeons in the, 6;
—indications of selection of sheep in the, 20;
—notice of mules in the, 20.
BIDWELL, Mr., on self-impotence in _Amaryllis,_ 17.
_Bignonia,_ self-sterility of, 17.
BIRCH, weeping, 11, 12.
BIRCH, Dr. S., on the ancient domestication of the pigeon in Egypt, 6;
—notice of bantam fowls in a Japanese encyclopædia, 7 (2).
BIRCH, WYRLEY, on silver-grey rabbits, 4 (2).
BIRDS, sterility caused in, by change of conditions, 18.
BLADDER-NUT, tendency of the, to become double, 18.
BLAINE, Mr., on wry-legged terriers, 21.
BLAINVILLE, origin and history of the dog, 1;
—variations in the number of teeth in dogs, 1;
—variations in the number of toes in dogs, 1;
—on mummies of cats, 1;
—on the osteology of solid-hoofed pigs, 3;
—on feral Patagonian and N. American pigs, 3.
“BLASS-TAUBE,” 5
BLEEDING, hereditary, 12;
—sexual limitation of excessive, 14.
BLENDING of crossed races, time occupied by the, 15.
BLINDNESS, hereditary, 12;
—at a certain age, 14;
—associated with colour of hair, 25.
BLOODHOUNDS, degeneration of, caused by interbreeding, 17.
BLUMENBACH, on the protuberance of the skull in Polish fowls, 7;
—on the effect of circumcision, 12;
—inheritance of a crooked finger, 12;
—on badger-dogs and other varieties of the dog, 20;
—on _Hydra,_ 24;
—on the “nisus formativus,” 24.
BLYTH, E., on the pariah dog, 1;
—hybrids of dog and jackal, 1;
—early domestication of cats in India, 1;
—origin of domestic cat, 1;
—crossing of domestic and wild cats, 1;
—on Indian cats resembling _Felis chaus,_ 1;
—on striped Burmese ponies, 2;
—on the stripes of the ass, 2;
—on Indian wild pigs, 3;
—on humped cattle, 3;
—occurrence of _Bos frontosus_ in Irish crannoges, 3;
—fertile crossing of zebus and common cattle, 3;
—on the species of sheep, 3;
—on the fat-tailed Indian sheep, 3;
—origin of the goat, 3;
—on rabbits breeding in India, 4;
—number of tail-feathers in fantails, 5;
—Lotan tumbler pigeons, 5;
—number of tail-feathers in _ Ectopistes,_ 2;
—on _Columba affinis,_ 6;
—pigeons roosting in trees, 6;
—on _Columba leuconota,_ 6;
—on _Columba intermedia_ of Strickland, 6;
—variation in colour of croup in pigeons, 6 (3);
—voluntary domestication of rock-pigeons in India, 6;
—feral pigeons on the Hudson, 6;
—occurrence of sub-species of pigeons, 6;
—notice of pigeon-fanciers in Delhi, etc., 6;
—hybrids of _Gallus sonneratii_ and the domestic hen, 7;
—supposed hybridity of _Gallus temminckii,_ 7;
—variations and domestication of _ Gallus bankiva,_ 7 (2);
—crossing of wild and tame fowls in Burmah, 7;
—restricted range of the larger gallinaceous birds, 7;
—feral fowls in the Nicobar Islands, 7;
—black-skinned fowls occurring near Calcutta, 7;
—weight of _Gallus bankiva,_ 7;
—degeneration of the turkey in India, 8, 23;
—on the colour of gold-fish, 8;
—reversion from a cross, 13;
—on the Ghor-Khur (_Asinus indicus_), 13;
—on _Asinus hemionus,_ 13;
—number of eggs of _Gallus bankiva,_ 16;
—on the breeding of birds in captivity, 18;
—co-existence of large and small breeds in the same country, 23;
—on the drooping ears of the elephant, 24;
—homology of leg and wing feathers, 25.
BOETHIUS on Scotch wild cattle, 3.
BOITARD and Corbié, on the breeds of pigeons, 5;
—Lille pouter pigeon, 5;
—notice of a gliding pigeon, 5;
—variety of the pouter pigeon, 5;
—dove-cot pigeon, 6;
—crossing pigeons, 6, 15, 17;
—sterility of hybrids of turtle-doves, 6;
—reversion of crossed pigeons, 6, 13;
—on the fantail, 6, 14;
—on the trumpeter, 14;
—prepotency of transmission in silky fantail, 14 (2);
—secondary sexual characters in pigeons, 14;
—crossing of white and coloured turtle-doves, 15;
—fertility of pigeons, 16.
BOMBYCIDÆ, wingless females of, 24.
_Bombyx hesperus,_ 24.
_Bombyx huttoni,_ 8.
_Bombyx mori,_ 8.
BONAFOUS, on maize, 9. BONAPARTE, number of species of Columbidæ, 5;
—number of tail-feathers in pigeons, 5;
—size of the feet in Columbidæ, 5;
—on _Columba guinea,_ 6;
—_Columba turricola, rupestris_ and _schimperi,_ 6.
_Bonatea speciosa,_ development of ovary of, 11.
BONAVIA, Dr., growth of cauliflowers in India, 24.
BONER, Mr., semi-feral sheep, 13.
BONES, removal of portions of, 24;
—regeneration of, 24;
—growth and repair of, 27.
BONIZZI, on pigeons, 5 (2).
BONNET, on the salamander, 27;
—theory of reproduction, 27 (2).
BORCHMEYER, experiments with the seeds of the weeping ash, 12.
BORECOLE, 9.
BORELLI, on Polish fowls, 7.
BORNEO, fowls of, with tail-bands, 7.
BORNET, E., condition of the ovary in hybrid _Cisti,_ 11;
—self-impotence of hybrid _ Cisti,_ 17.
BORROW, G., on pointers, 1.
BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT, on gold-fish, 8.
_Bos,_ probable origin of European domestic cattle from three species
of, 3.
_Bos frontosus,_ 3.
_Bos indicus,_ 3.
_Bos longifrons,_ 3 (3).
_Bos primigenius,_ 3 (2), 17. _Bos sondaicus,_ 20.
_Bos taurus,_ 3.
_Bos trochoceros,_ 3.
BOSC, heredity in foliage-varieties of the elm, 10.
BOSSE, production of double flowers from old seed, 18.
BOSSI, on breeding dark-coloured silkworms, 8.
BOSMAN, on dogs of Guinea, 1.
BOUCHARDAT, on the vine disease, 10.
BOUDIN, on local diseases, 23;
—resistance to cold of dark-complexioned men, 25.
“BOULANS,” 5.
“BOUTON d’Alep,” 23.
BOWEN, Prof., doubts as to the importance of inheritance, 12.
BOWMAN, Mr., hereditary peculiarities in the human eye, 12;
—hereditary cataract, 14.
BRACE, Mr., on Hungarian cattle, 3.
_Brachycome iberidifolia,_ 22.
BRACTS, unusual development of, in gooseberries, 10.
BRADLEY, Mr., effect of grafts upon the stock in the ash, 11;
—effect of foreign pollen upon apples, 11;
—on change of soil, 18.
“BRAHMA Pootras,” a new breed of fowls, 7.
BRAIN, proportion of, in hares and rabbits, 4.
BRANDT, Dr., origin of the goat, 3;
—correlation of teeth and hair, 25.
_Brassica,_ varieties of, with enlarged stems, 26.
_Brassica asperifolia,_ 26.
_Brassica napus,_ 9.
_Brassica oleracea,_ 9.
_Brassica rapa,_ 9, 18.
BRAUN, A., bud-variation in the vine, 11;
—in the currant, 11;
—in _Mirabilis jalapa_, 11;
—in _Cytisus adami,_ 11;
—on reversion in the foliage of trees, 11;
—spontaneous production of _Cytisus purpureo-elongatus,_ 11;
—reversion of flowers by stripes and blotches, 13;
—excess of nourishment a source of variability, 22.
BRAZIL, cattle of, 3.
BREAD-FRUIT, varieties of, 22;
—sterility and variability of, 22.
BREE, W. T., bud-variation in _Geranium pratense_ and _ Centaurea
cyanus,_ 11;
—by tubers in the dahlia, 11;
—on the deafness of white cats with blue eyes, 25.
BREEDING, high, dependent on inheritance, 12 (2).
BREEDS, domestic, persistency of, 21;
—artificial and natural, 28 (2);
—extinction of, 28;
—of domestic cats, 1;
—of pigs produced by crossing, 3;
—of cattle, 3 (2);
—of goats, 3.
BREHM, on _Columba amaliæ,_ 6.
BRENT, B. P., number of mammæ in rabbits, 4;
—habits of the tumbler pigeon, 5;
—Laugher pigeon, 5;
—colouring of the kite tumbler, 5;
—crossing of the pigeon with _ Columba œnas,_ 6;
—mongrels of the trumpeter pigeon, 14;
—close interbreeding of pigeons, 17;
—opinion on Aldrovandi’s fowls, 7;
—on stripes in chickens, 7;
—on the combs of fowls, 7;
—double-spurred Dorking fowls, 7;
—effect of crossing on colour of plumage in fowls, 7;
—-incubatory instinct of mongrels between non-setting varieties of
fowls, 13;
—origin of the domestic duck, 8;
—fertility of the hook-billed duck, 8;
—occurrence of the plumage of the wild duck in domestic breeds, 8;
—voice of ducks, 8;
—occurrence of a short upper mandible in crosses of hook-billed and
common ducks, 8;
—reversion in ducks produced by crossing, 13;
—variation of the canary-bird, 8;
—fashion in the canary, 21;
—hybrids of canary and finches, 13.
BRICKELL, on raising nectarines from seed, 4;
—on the horses of North Carolina, 24.
BRIDGES, Mr., on the dogs of Tierra del Fuego, 1;
—on the selection of dogs by the Fuegians, 20.
BRIDGMAN, W. K., reproduction of abnormal ferns, 11.
BROCA, P., on the intercrossing of dogs, 1 (2);
—on hybrids of hare and rabbit, 4;
—on the rumpless fowl, 7;
—on the character of half-castes, 13;
—degree of fertility of mongrels, 16;
—sterility of descendants of wild animals bred in captivity, 18.
BROCCOLI, 9;
—rudimentary flowers in, 24;
—tenderness of, 24.
BROMEHEAD, W., doubling of the Canterbury Bell by selection, 20.
BROOMFIELD, Dr., sterility of the ivy and _Acorus calamus,_ 18.
_Bromus secalinus,_ 9.
BRONN, H. G., bud variation in _Anthemis,_ 11;
—effects of cross-breeding on the female, 11;
—on heredity in a one-horned cow, 12;
—propagation of a pendulous peach by seed, 12;
—absorption of the minority in crossed races, 15;
—on the crossing of horses, 15;
—fertility of tame rabbits and sheep, 16;
—changes of plumage in captivity, 18;
—on the dahlia, 22.
BRONZE period, dog of, 1.
BROWN, C. M., prepotency of a greyhound, 14.
BROWN, G., variations in the dentition of the horse, 2.
BROWN-SÉQUARD, Dr., inheritance of artificially-produced epilepsy in
the guinea-pig, 12;
—inherited effects of injuries, 12.
_Brunswigia,_ 17.
BRUSSELS sprouts, 9, 28.
_Bubo maximus,_ 18.
BUCKLAND, F., on oysters, 23;
—number of eggs in a codfish, 27.
BUCKLE, Mr., doubts as to the importance of inheritance, 12.
BUCKLEY, Miss, carrier-pigeons roosting in trees, 6.
BUCKMAN, Prof., cultivation of _Avena fatua,_ 9;
—cultivation of the wild parsnip, 9, 20, 23;
—reversion in the parsnip, 13.
BUCKWHEAT, injurious when in flower to white pigs, 25.
BUD and seed, close analogy of, 11.
BUD-REVERSION, 13.
BUDS, adventitious, 27.
BUD-VARIATION, 11, 22, 23 (3);
—contrasted with seminal reproduction, 11;
—peculiar to plants, 11;
—in the peach, 10;
—in plums, 11;
—in the cherry, 11;
—in grapes, 11;
—in the gooseberry and currant, 11;
—pear and apple, 11;
—and in the banana, camellia, hawthorn, _Azalea indica,_ and
_Paritium tricuspis,_ 11;
—in the hollyhock and pelargonium, 11;
—in _Geranium pratense_ and the chrysanthemum, 11;
—in roses, 10, 11;
—in sweet williams, carnations, pinks, stocks, and snapdragons, 11
(2);
—in wall-flowers, cyclamen, _ Œnothera biennis, Gladiolus
colvillii,_ fuchsias, and _ Mirabilis jalapa,_ 11;
—in foliage of various trees, 11;
—cryptogamic plants, 11;
—by suckers in _Phlox_ and barberry, 11;
—by tubers in the potato, 11;
—in the dahlia, 11;
—by bulbs in hyacinths, _ Imatophyllum miniatum,_ and tulips, 11;
—in _Tigridia conchiflora,_ 11;
—in _Hemerocallis,_ 11;
—doubtful cases, 11;
—in _Cytisus adami,_ 11;
—summary of observations on, 11.
BUFFON, on crossing the wolf and dog, 1;
—increase of fertility by domestication, 16;
—improvement of plants by unconscious selection, 20;
—theory of reproduction, 27.
_Bulimus,_ 13.
BULL, apparent influence of, on offspring, 14.
BULLACE, 10.
BULLDOG, degeneration of, in India, 1;
—recent modifications of, 1.
BULLFINCH, breeding in captivity, 18;
—attacking flower-buds, 21.
BULT, Mr., on the length of pouter pigeons, 6.
“BUNDTNERSCHWEIN,” 3.
BUNTING, reed, in captivity, 18.
BURDACH, crossing of domestic and wild animals, 3;
—aversion of the wild boar to barley, 24.
BURKE, Mr., inheritance in the horse, 12.
_Burlingtonia,_ 17.
BURMAH, cats of, 1.
BURMESE ponies, striped, 2.
BURNES, Sir A., on the Karakool sheep, 3, 23;
—varieties of the vine in Cabool, 10;
—hawks, trained in Scinde, 18;
—pomegranates producing seed, 18.
BURR, FEARING, potato-grafting, 11.
BURTON CONSTABLE, wild cattle at, 3.
“BURZEL-TAUBEN,” 5.
BUSSORAH carrier, 5.
_Buteo vulgaris,_ copulation of, in captivity, 18.
BUTTERFLIES, polymorphic, 27.
BUXTON, Mr., parrots breeding in Norfolk, 18.
BUZAREINGUES, GIROU DE, inheritance of tricks, 12.
CABANIS, pears grafted on the quince, 22.
CABBAGE, 9;
—varieties of, 9;
—unity of character in flowers and seeds of, 9;
—cultivated by ancient Celts, 9;
—classification of varieties of, 9;
—ready crossing of, 9, 15 (2), 17;
—origin of, 9;
—increased fertility of, when cultivated, 16;
—growth of, in tropical countries, 23.
CABOOL, vines of, 10.
CABRAL, on early cultivation in Brazil, 9.
CACTUS, growth of cochineal on, in India, 23.
CÆSAR, _Bos primigenius_ wild in Europe in the time of, 3;
—notice of fowls in Britain, 7;
—notice of the importation of horses by the Celts, 20.
CAFFRE fowls, 7.
CAFFRES, different kinds of cattle possessed by the, 3.
“CÁGIAS” a breed of sheep, 3.
_Cairina moschata,_ 6.
CALCEOLARIAS, 10, 18;
—effects of seasonal conditions on, 23;
—peloric flowers in, 26.
CALDWELL, J., sporting of sugar-cane, 11.
“CALONGOS,” a Columbian breed of cattle, 3.
CALVER, Mr., on a seedling peach producing both peaches and nectarines,
10.
CALYX, segments of the, converted into carpels, 27.
CAMEL, its dislike to crossing water, 6.
_Camellia,_ bud-variations in, 11;
—recognition of varieties of, 22;
—variety in, hardiness of, 24.
CAMERON, D, on the cultivation of Alpine plants, 18.
CAMERONN, Baron, value of English blood in racehorses, 12.
_Campanula medium,_ 20.
CANARY-BIRD, 8;
—conditions of inheritance in, 12;
—hybrids of, 13;
—period of perfect plumage in, 14;
—diminished fertility of, 18;
—standard of perfection in, 20;
—analogous variation in, 26.
CANCER, heredity of, 12, 14.
CANFIELD, Dr., on horses with curled hair, 2;
—on feral horses in North America, 2.
CANINE teeth, development of the, in mares, 24.
_Canis alopex,_ 1.
_Canis antarcticus,_ 1.
_Canis argentatus,_ 18.
_Canis aureus,_ 1.
_Canis cancrivorus,_ domesticated and crossed in Guiana, 1.
_Canis cinereo-variegatus,_ 1.
_Canis fulvus,_ 1.
_Canis ingæ,_ the naked Peruvian dog, 1.
_Canis latrans,_ 1;
—resemblance of, to the Hare Indian dog, 1;
—one of the original stocks, 1.
_Canis lupaster,_ 1.
_Canis lupus,_ var. _occidentalis,_ resemblance of, to North American
dogs, 1;
—crossed with dogs, 1;
—one of the original stocks, 1.
_Canis mesomelas,_ 1 (2).
_Canis primævus,_ tamed by Mr. Hodgson, 1.
_Canis sabbar,_ 1.
_Canis simensis,_ possible original of greyhounds, 1.
_Canis thaleb,_ 1.
_Canis variegatus,_ 1.
CANNING, A. S. G., the japanned peacock, 8.
CANTERBURY Bell, doubled by selection, 20.
CAPE of Good Hope, different kinds of cattle at the, 3;
—no useful plants derived from the, 9.
CAPERCAILZIE, breeding in captivity, 18.
_Capra ægagrus_ and _C. falconeri,_ probable parents of domestic goat,
3.
CAPSICUM, 10.
CARDAN, on a variety of the walnut, 10;
—on grafted walnuts, 22.
CARDOON, 13.
_Carex rigida,_ local sterility of the, 18.
CARLIER, early selection of sheep, 20.
CARLISLE, Sir A., inheritance of peculiarities, 12 (2).
—of polydactylism, 12.
“CARME” pigeon, 5.
CARNATION, bud-variation in, 11;
—variability of, 10;
—striped, produced by crossing red and white, 12;
—effect of conditions of life on the, 23.
CARNIVORA, general fertility of, in captivity, 18.
CAROLINE Archipelago, cats of, 1.
CARP, 21.
CARPELS, variation of, in cultivated Cucurbitaceæ, 10.
CARPENTER, W. B., regeneration of bone, 24;
—number of eggs in an _Ascaris,_ 27.
_Carpinus betulus,_ 27.
_Carpophaga oceanica,_ 28.
CARR, Mr., effect of changed conditions, 17.
CARRIER pigeon, 5;
—English, 5;
—figured, 5;
—skull figured, 5;
—history of the, 6;
—Persian, 5;
—Bussorah, 5;
—Bagadotten, skull figured, 5;
—lower jaw figured, 5.
CARRIÈRE, origin of radish, 9;
—intermediate form between the almond and the peach, 10;
—glands of peach-leaves, 10;
—bud-variation in the vine, 11;
—bud-variation in the rose, 11;
—inheritance in purple-leaved trees, 12;
—on variation, 11 (3);
—grafts of _Aria vestita_ upon thorns, 11;
—variability of hybrids of _ Erythrina,_ 22.
CARROT, wild, effects of cultivation on the, 9;
—reversion in the, 13;
—run wild, 13;
—increased fertility of cultivated, 16;
—experiments on the, 23;
—acclimatisation of the, in India, 24.
_Carthamus,_ abortion of the pappus in, 24.
CARTIER, cultivation of native plants in Canada, 9.
CARYOPHYLLACEÆ, frequency of contabescence in the, 18.
CASPARY, bud-variation in the moss-rose, 11;
—on the ovules and pollen of _ Cytisus,_ 11;
—crossing of _Cytisus purpureus_ and _C. laburnum,_ 11;
—trifacial orange, 11;
—differently-coloured flowers in the wild _Viola lutea,_ 11;
—sterility of the horse-radish, 18.
CASTELNAU, on Brazilian cattle, 3.
CASTRATION, assumption of female characters caused by, 13 (2).
_Casuarius bennettii,_ 18.
CAT, domestic, 1;
—early domestication and probable origin of the, 1 (2);
—intercrossing of, with wild species, 1 (2);
—variations of, 1;
—feral, 1, 13;
—anomalous, 1;
—polydactylism in, 12;
—black, indications of stripes in young, 13;
—tortoiseshell, 14;
—effects of crossing in, 15;
—fertility of, 16;
—difficulty of selection in, 21 (2);
—length of intestines in, 24;
—white with blue eyes, deafness of, 25;
—with tufted ears, 26.
CATARACT, hereditary, 12, 14.
CATERPILLARS, effect of changed food on, 23.
_Catleya leopoldii,_ 11.
CATLIN, G., colour of feral horses in North America, 2.
CATON, Judge, wild turkey, 16.
CATTLE, European, their probable origin from three original species, 3;
—humped, or zebus, 3;
—intercrossing of, 3 (3);
—wild, of Chillingham, Hamilton, Chartley, Burton Constable, and
Gisburne, 1, 17;
—colour of feral, 3, 20;
—British breeds of, 3 (2);
—South African breeds of, 3;
—South American breeds of, 3, 20;
—Niata, 3 (2), 20 (2), 25;
—effects of food and climate on, 3;
—effects of selection on, 3 (2);
—Dutch-buttocked, 12;
—hornless, production of horns in, 25;
—reversion in, when crossed, 13;
—wildness of hybrid, 13;
—short-horned, prepotency of, 14;
—wild, influence of crossing and segregation on, 15;
—crosses of, 15, 16, 17;
—of Falkland Islands, 16;
—mutual fertility of all varieties of, 16;
—effects of interbreeding on, 17 (2);
—shorthorn, sterility of, 17;
—effects of careful selection on, 20 (2);
—naked, of Columbia, 20;
—crossed with wild banteng in Java, 20;
—with reversed hair in Banda Oriental, 20;
—selection of trifling characters in, 20;
—fashion in, 20;
—similarity of best races of, 21;
—unconscious selection in, 20;
—effects of natural selection on anomalous breeds of, 21 (2);
—light-coloured, attacked by flies, 21, 25;
—Jersey, rapid improvement of, 21;
—effects of disuse of parts in, 24;
—rudimentary horns in, 24;
—supposed influence of humidity on the hair of, 25;
—white spots of, liable to disease, 25;
—supposed analogous variation in, 26;
—displacement of long-horned by short-horned, 28.
CAULIFLOWER, 9;
—free-seeding of, in India, 21;
—rudimentary flowers in, 24.
CAVALIER pigeon, 15.
_Cavia aperea,_ 18.
CAY (_Cebus azaræ_), sterility of, in confinement, 18.
_Cebus azaræ,_ 18.
_Cecidomyia,_ larval development of, 23, 27 (2);
—and _Misocampus,_ Introduction.
CEDARS of Lebanon and Atlas, 10.
CELERY, turnip-rooted, 9;
—run wild, 13.
CELL-THEORY, 27.
_Celosia cristata,_ 10.
CELSUS, on the selection of seed-corn, 9, 20.
CELTS, early cultivation of the cabbage by the, 9;
—selection of cattle and horses by the, 20.
_Cenchrus,_ seeds of a, used as food, 9.
_Centaurea cyanus,_ bud-variation in, 11.
CEPHALOPODA, spermatophores of, 27.
_Cerasus padus,_ yellow-fruited, 12.
_Cercoleptes,_ sterility of, in captivity, 18.
_Cercopithecus,_ breeding of a species of, in captivity, 18.
CEREALS, 9 (2);
—of the Neolithic period in Switzerland, 9;
—adaptation of, to soils, 24.
_Cereus,_ 13.
_Cereus speciosissimus_ and _phyllanthus,_ reversion in hybrids of, 11.
_Cervus canadensis,_ 18.
_Cervus dama,_ 17.
CETACEA, correlation of dermal system and teeth in the, 25.
CEYLON, cats of, 1;
—pigeon-fancying in, 6.
CHAMISSO, on seeding bread-fruit, 18.
CHANNEL Islands, breeds of cattle in, 3.
CHAPMAN, Professor, peach-trees producing nectarines, 10.
CHAPUIS, F., sexual peculiarities in pigeons, 5;
—effect produced by first male upon the subsequent progeny of the
female, 11;
—sterility of the union of some pigeons, 18.
CHARACTERS, fixity of, 21;
—latent, 13, 27 (2);
—continued divergence of, 21;
—antagonistic, 27.
CHARDIN, abundance of pigeons in Persia, 6.
CHARLEMAGNE, orders as to the selection of stallions, 20.
CHARTLEY, wild cattle of, 3.
CHATÉ, reversion of the upper seeds in the pods of stocks, 26.
CHAUNDY, Mr., crossed varieties of cabbage, 17.
CHEETAH, general sterility of, in captivity, 18.
_Cheiranthus cheiri,_ 11.
CHERRIES, 10 (2);
—bud-variation in, 11;
—white Tartarian, 21;
—variety of, with curled petals, 21;
—period of vegetation of, changed by forcing, 24.
CHEVREUL, on crossing fruit-trees, 17.
CHICKENS, differences in characters of, 7 (2);
—white, liable to gapes, 21, 25.
CHIGOE, 23.
CHILE, sheep of, 3.
CHILLINGHAM cattle, identical with _Bos primigenius,_ 3;
—characters of, 3.
CHILOE, half-castes of, 13.
CHINA, cats of, with drooping ears, 1;
—horses of, 2;
—striped ponies of, 2;
—asses of, 2;
—notice of rabbits in, by Confucius, 4;
—breeds of pigeons reared in, 6;
—breeds of fowls of, in fifteenth century, 7 (2).
CHINCHILLA, fertility of, in captivity, 18.
CHINESE, selection practised by the, 20;
—preference of the, for hornless rams, 20;
—recognition of the value of native breeds by the, 24.
CHINESE, or Himalayan rabbit, 4.
“CHIVOS,” a breed of cattle in Paraguay, 3.
CHOUX-RAVES, 9.
CHRIST, H., on the plants of the Swiss Lake-dwellings, 9 (2);
—intermediate forms between _Pinus sylvestris_ and _montana,_ 10.
CHRYSANTHEMUM, 11.
_Chrysotis festiva,_ 23.
CINERARIA, effects of selection on the, 20.
CIRCASSIA, horses of, 16.
CIRCUMCISION, 12.
CIRRIPEDES, metagenesis in, 27.
_Cistus,_ intercrossing and hybrids of, 10, 12, 17.
CITRONS, 10 (2).
“_Citrus aurantium fructu variabili,_” 10 _Citrus decumana,_ 10.
_Citrus lemonum,_ 10.
_Citrus medica,_ 10 (2).
CLAPHAM, A., bud-variation in the hawthorn, 11.
“CLAQUANT” (pigeons), 5.
“CLAQUERS” (pigeons), 5.
CLARK, G., on the wild dogs of Juan de Nova, 1;
—on striped Burmese and Javanese ponies, 2;
—breeds of goats imported into the Mauritius, 3;
—variations in the mammæ of goats, 3;
—bilobed scrotum of Muscat goat, 3.
CLARK, H. J., on fission and gemmation, 27.
CLARKE, R. T., intercrossing of strawberries, 10.
CLARKE, T., hybridisation of stocks, 11, 15.
CLARKSON, Mr., prize-cultivation of the gooseberry, 10.
CLASSIFICATION, explained by the theory of natural selection,
Introduction.
CLEFT palate, inheritance of, 12.
CLEMENTE, on wild vines in Spain, 10.
CLERMONT-TONNERRE, on the St. Valéry apple, 11.
CLIMATE, effect of, upon breeds of dogs, 1;
—on horses, 2 (2);
—on cattle, 3 (2);
—on the fleece of sheep, 3 (2);
—on seeds of wheat, 9;
—on cultivated cabbages, 9;
—adaptation of maize to, 9.
CLIMATE and pasture, adaptation of breeds of sheep to, 3 (2).
CLIMATE and soil, effects of, upon strawberries, 10.
CLINE, Mr., on the skull in horned and hornless rams, 25.
CLOS, on sterility in _Ranunculus ficaria,_ 18.
CLOTZSCH, hybrids of various trees, 17.
CLOVER, pelorism in, 26.
COATE, Mr., on interbreeding pigs, 17.
COCCUS of apple-trees, 21.
COCHIN fowls, 7 (5);
—occipital foramen of, figured, 7;
—section of skull of, figured, 7;
—cervical vertebra of, figured, 7.
COCHINEAL, persistence of, 21;
—preference of, for a particular cactus, 23.
_Cochlearia armoracia,_ 18.
COCK, game, natural selection in, 21;
—spur of, grafted on the comb, 24;
—spur of, inserted into the ear of an ox, 27;
—effect of castration upon the, 13.
COCK’S-COMB, varieties of the, 10.
COCOONS of silkworms, variations in, 8.
CODFISH, bulldog, 3;
—number of eggs in the, 27.
_Coelogenys paca,_ 18.
COLIN, prepotency of the ass over the horse, 14;
—on cross-breeding, 15;
—on change of diet, 24.
COLLINSON, PETER, peach-tree producing a nectarine, 10.
COLORATION in pigeons, an evidence of unity of descent, 6.
COLOUR, correlation of, in dogs, 1;
—persistence of, in horses, 2;
—inheritance and diversity of, in horses, 2;
—variations of, in the ass, 5;
—of wild or feral cattle, 5;
—transmission of, in rabbits, 4;
—peculiarities of, in Himalayan rabbits, 4;
—influence of, 21;
—correlation of, in head and limbs, 25;
—correlated with constitutional peculiarities, 25.
COLOUR and odour, correlation of, 25.
COLOUR-BLINDNESS, hereditary, 12;
—more common in men than in women, 14 (2);
—associated with inability to distinguish musical sounds, 25.
COLOURS, sometimes not blended by crossing, 15.
_Columba affinis,_ Blyth, a variety of _C. livia,_ 6.
_Columba amaliæ,_ Brehm, a variety of _C. livia,_ 6.
_Columba guinea,_ 6.
_Columba gymnocyclus,_ Gray, a form of _C. livia,_ 6.
_Columba gymnophthalmos,_ hybrids of, with _C. œnas,_ 6;
—with _C. maculosa,_ 6.
_Columba intermedia,_ Strickland, a variety of _C. livia,_ 6.
_Columba leucocephala,_ 18.
_Columba leuconota,_ 6 (2).
_Columba littoralis,_ 6.
_Columba livia,_ 13 (2);
—the parent of domestic breeds of pigeons, 6;
—measurements of, 5;
—figured, 5;
—skull figured, 5;
—lower jaw figured, 5;
—scapula figured, 5.
_Columba luctuosa,_ 6.
_Columba migratoria_ and _leucocephala,_ diminished fertility of, in
captivity, 18.
_Columba œnas,_ 6;
—crossed with common pigeon and _C. gymnophthalmos,_ 6.
_Columba palumbus,_ 6, 26.
_Columba rupestris,_ 6 (3).
_Columba schimperi,_ 6.
_Columba torquatrix,_ 26.
_Columba turricola,_ 6.
COLUMBIA, cattle of, 6. COLUMBINE, double, 10, 25.
COLUMBUS, on West Indian dogs, 1.
COLUMELLA, on Italian shepherd dogs, 1;
—on domestic fowls, 7 (2), 20, 28;
—on the keeping of ducks, 8;
—on the selection of seed-corn, 9;
—on the benefits of change of soil to plants, 18;
—on the value of native breeds, 24.
COLZA, 9.
COMB, in fowls, variations of, 7;
—sometimes rudimentary, 24.
COMPENSATION, law of, 7.
COMPENSATION of growth, 26.
COMPLEXION, connection of, with constitution, 25.
COMPOSITÆ, double flowers of, 10, 18, 24.
CONCEPTION, earlier in Alderney and Zetland cows than in other breeds,
3.
CONDITIONS of life, changed, effect of, 28;
—on horses, 2;
—upon variation in pigeons, 6;
—upon wheat, 9;
—upon trees, 10;
—in producing bud-variation, 11;
—advantages of, 18;
—sterility caused by, 18;
—conducive to variability, 22;
—accumulative action of, 22;
—direct action of, 23.
CONDOR, breeding in captivity, 18.
CONFINEMENT, effect of, upon the cock, 17.
CONFUCIUS, on the breeding of rabbits in China, 4.
CONOLLY, Mr., on Angora goats, 25.
CONSTITUTIONAL differences in sheep, 3;
—in varieties of apples, 10;
—in pelargoniums, 10;
—in dahlias, 10.
CONSTITUTIONAL peculiarities in strawberries, 10;
—in roses, 10.
CONSUMPTION, hereditary, 12;
—period of appearance of, 14;
—correlated with complexion, 25.
CONTABESCENCE, 18 (2).
_Convolvulus batatas,_ 18, 24.
_Convolvulus tricolor,_ bud-variation in, 11.
COOPER, Mr., improvement of vegetables by selection, 20.
COOPER, WHITE, hereditary peculiarities of vision, 12;
—association of affections of the eyes with those of other systems,
25.
CORALS, bud-variation in, 11;
—non-diffusion of cell-gemmules in, 27.
CORBIÉ, _See_ Boitard.
CORDEMOZ, Dr., seedless plants, 18.
CORNEA, opacity of, inherited, 12.
_Cornus mascula,_ yellow-fruited, 12.
CORRELATION, 25;
—of neighbouring parts, 25;
—of change in the whole body, and in some of its parts, 25;
—of homologous parts, 25;
—inexplicable, 25, 26, 27;
—commingling of, with the effects of other agencies, 25.
CORRELATION of skull and limbs in swine, 3;
—of tusks and bristles in swine, 3;
—of multiplicity of horns and coarseness of wool in sheep, 3;
—of beak and feet in pigeons, 5 (2);
—between nestling down and colour of plumage in pigeons, 6;
—of changes in silkworms, 8;
—in plants, 20;
—in maize, 9;
—in pigeons, 5;
—in fowls, 7.
CORRESPONDING periods, inheritance at, 14.
CORRIENTES, dwarf cattle of, 3.
CORRINGHAM, Mr., influence of selection on pigs, 20.
CORSICA, ponies of, 2.
“CORTBECK” (pigeon) of Aldrovandi, 6.
_Corvus corone,_ and _C. cornix,_ hybrids of, 15.
_Corydalis,_ flower of, 26.
_Corydalis cava,_ 17 (2).
_Corydalis solida,_ sterile when peloric, 18.
_Corydalis tuberosa,_ peloric by reversion, 13.
_Corylus avellana,_ 10.
COSTA, A., on shells transferred from England to the Mediterranean, 23.
COUES, Dr. E., on a monstrous chicken, 27.
COWPER, Mr. WHITE, defective development of the dental system, 25.
“COUVE TRONCHUDA,” 9 COW, inheritance of loss of one horn in the, 12;
—amount of milk furnished by the, 24;
—development of six mammæ in, 24.
COWSLIP, 12.
CRACIDÆ, sterility of the, in captivity, 18.
CRANES, fertility of, in captivity, 18.
_Cratægus oxyacantha,_ 10, 11, 21, 22, 12.
_Cratægus monogyna,_ 10.
_Cratægus sibirica,_ 10.
CRAWFURD, J., Malasian cats, 1;
—horses of the Malay Archipelago, 2;
—horses of Japan, 2;
—occurrence of stripes in young wild pigs of Malacca, 3;
—on a Burmese hairy family with deficient teeth, 14, 25;
—Japanese origin of the bantam, 7;
—game fowls of the Philippine Islands, 22;
—hybrids of _Gallus varius_ and domestic fowl, 7;
—domestication of _Gallus bankiva,_ 7;
—feral fowls in the Pellew Islands, 7;
—history of the fowl, 7;
—history of the domestic duck, 8;
—domestication of the goose, 8;
—cultivated plants of New Zealand, 9;
—breeding of tame elephants in Ava, 18;
—sterility of _Goura coronata_ in confinement, 18;
—geese of the Philippine Islands, 18.
CREEPERS, a breed of fowls, 7.
CRESTED fowl, 7;
—figured, 7.
“CRÈVE-CŒUR,” a French sub-breed of fowls, 7.
CRISP, Dr., on the brains of the hare and rabbit, 4.
CROCKER, C. W., singular form of _Begonia frigida,_ 10, 18;
—sterility in _Ranunculus ficaria,_ 18.
CROCUS, 18.
CROSS-BREEDING, permanent effect of, on the female, 11.
CROSSING, 15, 16, 17, 19;
—a cause of uniformity, 15;
—occurs in all organised beings, 15;
—some characters not blended by, 15, 19;
—modifications and new races produced by, 15;
—causes which check, 16;
—domestication and cultivation favourable to, 16, 19;
—beneficial effects of, 17, 19;
—necessary in some plants, 17, 19;
—summary of subject of, 17;
—of dogs with wolves in North America, 1 (2);
—with _Canis cancrivorus_ in Guiana, 1;
—of dog with wolf, described by Pliny and others, 1;
—characters furnished by, brought out by reversion in the progeny,
13;
—a direct cause of reversion, 13 (2);
—a cause of variability, 22.
CRUSTACEA, macrourous, differences in the development of the, 27.
CRUSTACEAN with an antenna-like development of the eye-peduncle, 27.
CRYPTOGAMIC plants, bud-variation in, 11.
CUBA, wild dogs of, 1.
“CUCKOO,” sub-breeds of fowls, 7.
CUCUMBER, variation in number of carpels of, 10;
—supposed crossing of varieties of the, 11.
_Cucumis momordica,_ 10.
_Cucumis sativa,_ 10.
_Cucurbita,_ dwarf, correlation of leaves in, 25.
_Cucurbita maxima,_ 10 (2).
_Cucurbita moschata,_ 10 (2).
_Cucurbita pepo_ 10;
—varieties of, 10;
—relation in size and number of fruit of, 26.
CUCURBITACEÆ, 10;
—supposed crossing of, 11;
—Naudin’s observations on hybrids of, 18;
—acclimatisation of, 24.
“CULBUTANTS” (pigeons), 5.
CULTIVATION of plants, origin of, among savages, 9 (2);
—fertility increased by, 16.
CUNIER, on hereditary night-blindness, 12.
CUPPLES, Mr., pairing of deer-hounds, 17.
CURRANTS, of Tierra del Fuego, 9;
—bud-variation in, 11.
CURTIS, Mr., bud-variation in the rose, 11.
CUVIER, on the gestation of the wolf, 1;
—the odour of the jackal, an obstacle to domestication, 1;
—differences of the skull in dogs, 1;
—external characters of dogs, 1;
—elongation of the intestines in domestic pigs, 3, 24;
—fertility of the hook-billed duck, 8;
—hybrid of ass and zebra, 13;
—breeding of animals in the Jardin des Plantes, 18;
—sterility of predaceous birds in captivity, 18;
—facility of hybridisation in confinement, 18.
CYANOSIS, affection of fingers in, 25.
CYCLAMEN, bud-variation in, 11.
_Cynara cardunculus,_ 13.
_Cynips fecundatrix,_ 23.
_Cynocephalus hamadryas,_ 18.
_Cyprinus auratus,_ 8.
_Cyrtanthus,_ 17.
_Cyrtopodium,_ 17.
_Cytisus adami,_ its bud-variation, 11;
—seedlings from, 11;
—different views of its origin, 11;
—experiments in crossing _C. purpureus_ and _laburnum_ to produce,
11;
—its production by M. Adam, 11;
—discussion of origin of, 11.
_Cytisus alpino-laburnum,_ ovules and pollen of, 11;
—origin of, 11.
_Cytisus alpinus,_ 11.
_Cytisus laburnum,_ 11 (3).
_Cytisus purpureo-elongatus,_ ovules and pollen of, 11;
—production of, 11.
_Cytisus purpureus,_ 11.
DAHLBOHM, effects of food on hymenoptera, 23.
DAHLIA, 10;
—bud-variation by tubers in the, 11;
—improvement of, by selection, 20;
—steps in cultivation of, 22;
—effect of conditions of life on, 23;
—correlation of form and colour in, 25.
DAISY, hen-and-chicken, 10;
—Swan River, 22.
DALBRET, varieties of wheat, 9.
DALIBERT, changes in the odours of plants, 23.
DALLY, Dr., on consanguineous marriages, 17.
DALTONISM, hereditary, 12.
DAMARAS, cattle of, 3, 20 (2).
DAMSON, 10.
DANDOLO, Count, on silkworms, 8.
DANIELL, fertility of English dogs in Sierra Leone, 18.
DANISH Middens, remains of dogs in, 1.
DAPPLING in horses, asses, and hybrids, 2.
DARESTE, C., on the skull of the Polish fowl, 7;
—causes of variability, 22;
—on the production of monstrous chickens, 23;
—co-existence of anomalies, 25;
—production of double monsters, 26.
DARVILL, Mr., heredity of good qualities in horses, 12.
DARWIN, C., on _Lepus magellanicus,_ 4;
—on the wild potato, 9;
—dimorphism in the polyanthus and primrose, 12.
DARWIN, Dr., improvement of vegetables by selection, 20.
DARWIN, Sir F., wildness of crossed pigs, 13.
DARWIN, G., consanguineous marriages, 17.
D’ASSO, monogynous condition of the hawthorn in Spain, 10.
_Dasyprocta aguti,_ 18.
DATE-PALM, varieties of the, 22.
_Datura,_ 13;
—variability in, 22.
_Datura lævis_ and _stramonium,_ reversion in hybrids of, 11.
_Datura stramonium,_ 14.
DAUBENTON, variations in the number of mammæ in dogs, 1;
—proportions of intestines in wild and domestic cats, 1, 24.
DAUDIN, on white rabbits, 21.
DAVY, Dr., on sheep in the West Indies, 3.
DAWKINS, W. BOYD, history of the dog, 1;
—origin of cattle, 3;
—early domestication of _Bos longifrons_ in Britain, 3.
DEAF-MUTES, non-heredity in, 12.
DEAFNESS, inheritance of, 14.
DEAN, potato-grafting, 11.
DEBY, wild hybrids of common and musk ducks, 13.
DE CANDOLLE, ALPH., number and origin of cultivated plants, 9 (2), 10;
—regions which have furnished no useful plants, 9;
—wild wheat, 9 (2);
—wild rye and oats, 9;
—antiquity of varieties of wheat, 9;
—apparent inefficacy of selection in wheat, 9;
—origin and cultivation of maize, 9, 25;
—colours of seeds of maize, 9;
—varieties and origin of the cabbage, 9 (2);
—origin of the garden-pea, 9;
—on the vine, 10, 24;
—cultivated species of the orange group, 10;
—Chinese origin of the peach, 10;
—on the peach and nectarine, 10 (2);
—varieties of the peach, 10;
—origin of the apricot, 10;
—origin and varieties of the plum, 10;
—origin of the cherry, 10;
—varieties of the gooseberry, 10;
—selection practised with forest-trees, 10;
—wild fastigiate oak, 10;
—dark-leaved varieties of trees, 10;
—conversion of stamens into pistils in the poppy, 10;
—variegated foliage, 10;
—heredity of white hyacinths, 10, 12;
—changes in oaks dependent on age, 11;
—inheritance of anomalous characters, 12;
—variation of plants in their native countries, 22;
—deciduous bushes becoming evergreen in hot climates, 24;
—antiquity of races of plants, 28.
DE CANDOLLE, P., non-variability of monotypic genera, 22;
—relative development of root and seed in _Raphanus sativus,_ 26.
DECAISNE, on the cultivation of the wild carrot, 9;
—varieties of the pear, 10;
—intercrossing of strawberries, 10;
—fruit of the apple, 11;
—sterility of _Lysimachia nummularia,_ 18;
—tender variety of the peach, 24.
DEER, assumption of horns by female, 13;
—imperfect development of horns in a, on a voyage, 18.
DEER, fallow, 16.
DEERHOUND, Scotch, difference in size of the sexes of, 14;
—deterioration of, 17.
DEGENERATION of high-bred races, under neglect, 21.
DE JONGHE, J., on strawberries, 10;
—soft-barked pears, 21;
—on accumulative variation, 22;
—resistance of blossoms to frost, 24.
DELAMER, E. S., on rabbits, 4 (2).
_Delphinium ajacis,_ 12.
_Delphinium consolida,_ 12 (2).
DELPINO on Pangenesis, 27 (2).
_Dendrocygna viduata,_ 18.
DENNY, H., lice of Aperea, 18.
DENTITION, variations of, in the horse, 2.
DEODAR, 10.
DESMAREST, distribution of white on dogs, 1;
—cat from the Cape of Good Hope, 1;
—cats of Madagascar, 1;
—occurrence of striped young in Turkish pigs, 3;
—French breeds of cattle, 3;
—horns of goats, 3;
—on hornless goats, 24.
DESPORTES, number of varieties of roses, 10.
DEVAY, Dr., singular case of albinism, 12;
—on the marriage of cousins, 17;
—on the effects of close interbreeding, 22.
DEVELOPMENT and metamorphosis, 27 (2).
DEVELOPMENT, arrests of, 24.
DEVELOPMENT, embryonic, 27.
D’HERVEY-SAINT-DENYS, L., on the Yami, or imperial race of the Chinese,
20.
DHOLE, fertility of the, in captivity, 18.
DIABETES, occurrence of, in three brothers, 12.
_Dianthus,_ contabescent plants of, 18 (2);
—hybrid varieties of, 22.
_Dianthus armeria_ and _deltoides,_ hybrids of, 15.
_Dianthus barbatus,_ 11.
_Dianthus caryophyllus,_ 11.
_Dianthus japonicus,_ contabescence of female organs in, 18.
_Diapheromera femorata,_ 27.
DICHOGAMOUS plants, 15.
DICKSON, Mr., on “running” in carnations, 11;
—on the colours of tulips, 11.
_Dicotyles torquatus_ and _labiatus,_ 18.
DIEFFENBACH, dog of New Zealand, 1;
—feral cats in New Zealand, 1;
—polydactylism in Polynesia, 12.
_Dielytra,_ 13.
DIET, change of, 24 (2).
_Digitalis,_ properties of, affected by culture, 23.
DIGITS, supernumerary, 12;
—analogy of, with embryonic conditions, 13;
—fusion of, 26.
DIMORPHIC plants, 17;
—conditions of reproduction in, 19.
DIMORPHISM, reciprocal, 15.
DINGO, 1;
—variation of, in colour 1;
—half-bred, attempting to burrow 1;
—attraction of foxes by a female, 1;
—variations of, in confinement, 22.
DIOECIOUSNESS of strawberries, 10.
DISEASES, inheritance of, 12 (2);
—inherited at corresponding periods of life, 14;
—peculiar to localities and climates, 23;
—obscure correlations in, 25 (2);
—affecting certain parts of the body, 27;
—occurring in alternate generations, 27.
DISTEMPER, fatal to white terriers, 21.
DISUSE and use of parts, effects of, 24, 26 (2), 28 (2);
—in the skeleton of rabbits, 4;
—in pigeons, 5;
—in fowls, 7;
—in ducks, 8;
—in the silk-moth, 8.
DIVERGENCE, influence of, in producing breeds of pigeons, 6.
DIXON, E. S., on the musk duck, 6;
—on feral ducks, 6;
—on feral pigeons in Norfolk Island, 6;
—crossing of pigeons, 6;
—origin of domestic fowls, 7;
—crossing of _Gallus sonneratii_ and common fowl, 7;
—occurrence of white in the young chicks of black fowls, 7;
—Paduan fowl of Aldrovandi, 7;
—peculiarities of the eggs of fowls, 7;
—chickens, 7 (2);
—late development of the tail in Cochin cocks, 7;
—comb of lark-crested fowls, 7;
—development of webs in Polish fowls, 7;
—on the voice of fowls, 7;
—origin of the duck, 8;
—ducks kept by the Romans, 8;
—domestication of the goose, 8;
—gander frequently white, 8;
—breeds of turkeys, 8;
—incubatory instinct of mongrels of non-sitting races of fowls, 13;
—aversion of the dove-cot pigeon to pair with fancy birds, 16;
—fertility of the goose, 16;
—general sterility of the guans in captivity, 18;
—fertility of geese in captivity, 18;
—white pea-fowl, 25.
DOBELL, H., inheritance of anomalies of the extremities, 12;
—non-reversion to a malformation, 13.
DOBRIZHOFFER, abhorrence of incest by the Abipones, 17.
DOGS, origin of, 1;
—ancient breeds of, 1, 28;
—of Neolithic, Bronze and Iron periods in Europe, 1 (2), 28;
—resemblance of, to various species of Canidæ, 1;
—of North America compared with wolves, 1 (2);
—of the West Indies, South America, and Mexico, 1 (2);
—of Guiana, 1 (2);
—naked dogs of Paraguay and Peru, 1 (2);
—dumb, on Juan Fernandez, 1;
—of Juan de Nova, 1;
—of La Plata, 1;
—of Cuba, 1;
—of St. Domingo, 1;
—correlation of colour in, 1 (2);
—gestation of, 1 (2);
—hairless Turkish, 1, 21;
—inter-crossing of different breeds of, 1;
—characters of different breeds of, discussed, 1;
—degeneration of European, in warm climates, 1 (2), 23;
—liability to certain diseases in different breeds of, 1 (2);
—causes of differences of breeds discussed, 1;
—catching fish and crabs in New Guinea and Tierra del Fuego, 1;
—webbing of the feet in, 1;
—influence of selection in producing different breeds of, 1 (2);
—retention of original habits by, 6;
—inheritance of polydactylism in, 12;
—feral, 13;
—reversion in fourth generation of, 13;
—of the Pacific Islands, 15, 20, 27;
—mongrel, 15;
—comparative facility of crossing different breeds of, 16;
—fertility of, 16, 18;
—interbreeding of, 17;
—selection of, among the Greeks, 20 (2);
—among savages, 17 (2);
—unconscious selection of, 20 (2);
—valued by the Fuegians, 20 (2);
—climatal changes in hair of, 23;
—production of drooping ears in, 24;
—rejection of bones of game by, 24;
—inheritance of rudiments of limbs in, 24;
—development of fifth toe in, 24;
—hairless, deficiency of teeth in, 25;
—short-faced, teeth of, 26;
—probable analogous variation in, 26;
—extinction of breeds of, 28.
DOMBRAIN, H. H., on the auricula, 26.
DOMESTICATION, essential points in, 28 (2);
—favourable to crossing, 16, (2);
—fertility increased by, 16, 19.
DOMESTICATED animals, origin of, 18 (2);
—occasional sterility of, under changed conditions, 18 (2).
DONDERS, Dr., hereditary hypermetropia, 12.
DORKING fowl, 7 (2);
—furculum of, figured, 7.
DORMOUSE, 18.
DOUBLE flowers, 18 (4);
—produced by selection, 20.
DOUBLEDAY, H., cultivation of the filbert pine strawberry, 10.
DOUGLAS, J., crossing of white and black game-fowls, 15.
DOWNING, Mr., wild varieties of the hickory, 9;
—peaches and nectarines from seed, 10 (2);
—origin of the Boston nectarine, 10;
—American varieties of the peach, 10;
—North American apricot, 10;
—varieties of the plum, 10;
—origin and varieties of the cherry, 10 (2);
—“twin-cluster pippins,” 10;
—varieties of the apple, 10;
—on strawberries, 10 (2);
—fruit of the wild gooseberry, 10;
—effects of grafting upon the seed, 12;
—diseases of plum and peach tree, 21;
—injury done to stone fruit in America by the “weevil,” 21;
—grafts of the plum and peach, 22;
—wild varieties of pears, 22;
—varieties of fruit-trees suitable to different climates, 24.
DOWNING, Mr. J., sterility of shorthorns, 17.
_Draba sylvestris_ 18.
DRAGON (pigeon), 5 (2).
“DRAIJER” (pigeon), 5.
DRINKING, effects of, in different climates, 23.
DROMEDARY, selection of, 20.
DRUCE, Mr., interbreeding, 17;
—value of cross breed of pigs, 17.
DU CHAILLU, fruit-trees in West Africa, 9.
DUCHESNE, on _Fragaria vesca,_ 10 (2).
DUFOUR, LEON, on _Cecidomyia_ and _Misocampus,_ Introduction.
DUCK, musk, retention of perching habit by the, 6;
—feral hybrid of, 6.
DUCK, penguin, hybrid of, with Egyptian goose, 14.
Duck, wild, difficulty of rearing, 21;
—effects of domestication on, 23.
DUCKS, breeds of, 8 (2);
—origin of, 8;
—history of, 8;
—wild, easily tamed, 8 (2);
—fertility of breeds of, when crossed, 8;
—with the plumage of _Anas boschas,_ 8;
—Malayan penguin, identical in plumage with English, 8;
—characters of the breeds of, 8;
—eggs of, 8;
—effects of use and disuse in, 8, 24;
—feral, in Norfolk, 6;
—Aylesbury, inheritance of early hatching by, 12;
—reversion in, produced by crossing, 13;
—wildness of half-bred wild, 13;
—hybrids of, with the musk duck, 13 (2);
—assumption of male plumage by, 13;
—crossing of Labrador and penguin, 15;
—increased fertility of, by domestication, 16;
—general fertility of, in confinement, 18;
—increase of size of, by care in breeding, 20;
—change produced by domestication in, 22.
DUMÉRIL, AUG., breeding of _Siredon_ in the branchiferous stage, 27.
DUN-COLOURED horses, origin of, 2.
DUREAU DE LA MALLE, feral pigs in Louisiana, 13;
—feral fowls in Africa, 13;
—bud-variation in the pear, 11;
—production of mules among the Romans, 16.
_Dusicyon silvestris,_ 1.
DUTCH rabbit, 4.
DUTCH roller pigeon, 5.
DUTROCHET, pelorism in the laburnum, 26.
DUVAL, growth of pears in woods in France, 22.
DUVAL-JOUVE, on _Leersia oryzoides,_ 15.
DUVERNOY, self-impotence in _Lilium candidum,_ 17.
DZIERZON, variability in the characters and habits of bees, 8.
EARLE, Dr., on colour-blindness, 14, 25.
EARS, of fancy rabbits, 4;
—deficiency of, in breeds of rabbits, 4;
—rudimentary, in Chinese sheep, 24;
—drooping, 24;
—fusion of, 26.
EATON, J. M., on fancy pigeons, 5, (2);
—variability of characters in breeds of pigeons, 5;
—reversion of crossed pigeons to coloration of _Columba livia,_ 6;
—on pigeon-fancying, 6 (3);
—on tumbler-pigeons, 6, 21;
—carrier-pigeon, 6;
—effects of interbreeding on pigeons, 17;
—properties of pigeons, 20;
—death of short-faced tumblers in the egg, 21;
—Archangel-pigeon, 21.
ECHINODERMATA, metagenesis in, 27.
_Ectopistes,_ specific difference in number of tail-feathers in, 5.
_Ectopistes migratorius,_ sterile hybrids of, with _Turtur vulgaris,_
6.
EDENTATA, correlation of dermal system and teeth in the, 25.
EDGEWORTH, Mr., use of grass-seeds as food in the Punjab, 9.
EDMONSTON, Dr., on the stomach in _Larus argentatus_ and the raven, 24.
EDWARDS and Colin, on English wheat in France, 24.
EDWARDS, W. F., absorption of the minority in crossed races, 15.
EDWARDS, W. W., occurrence of stripes in a nearly thoroughbred horse,
2;
—in foals of racehorses, 2.
EGGS, of fowls, characters of, 7;
—variations of, in ducks, 8;
—of the silk-moth, 8.
EGYPT, ancient dogs of, 1 (2);
—ancient domestication of the pigeon in, 6;
—absence of the fowl in ancient, 7.
EGYPTIAN goose, hybrids of, with penguin duck, 8.
EHRENBERG, Prof., multiple origin of the dog, 1;
—dogs of Lower Egypt, 1;
—mummies of _Felis maniculata,_ 1.
ELEMENTS of the body, functional independence of the, 27.
ELEPHANT, its sterility in captivity,18.
ELK, Irish, correlations in the, 25 (2).
ELLIOT, Sir WALTER, on cats in India, 1;
—on striped horses, 2;
—Indian domestic and wild swine, 3;
—pigeons from Cairo and Constantinople, 5;
—fantail pigeons, 5;
—Lotan tumbler pigeons, 5;
—a pigeon uttering the sound “Yahu,” 5;
—_Gallus bankiva_ in Pegu, 7.
ELLIS, Mr., varieties of cultivated plants in Tahiti, 22.
ELM, nearly evergreen Cornish variety of the, 10, 24;
—foliage-varieties of the, 10.
ELM, weeping, 10;
—not reproduced by seed, 12.
_Emberiza passerina,_ 18.
EMBRYOS, similarity of, 1;
—fusion of, 26.
ENGEL, on _Laurus sassafras,_ 23.
ENGLAND, domestication of _Bos longifrons_ in, 3;
—selection of horses in, in mediæval times, 20;
—laws against the early slaughter of rams in, 20.
EPHEMERIDÆ, development of the, 27.
_Epidendrum cinnabarinum,_ 11;
—and _E. zebra,_ 17.
EPILEPSY, hereditary, 12, 14.
_Equus burchellii,_ 2.
_Equus quagga,_ 2.
_Equus indicus,_ 1 (2).
_Equus tæniopus,_ 2 (2), 13.
ERDT, disease of the white parts of cattle, 25.
ERICACEÆ, frequency of contabescence in the, 18.
ERICHTHONIUS, an improver of horses by selection, 20.
ERMAN, on the fat-tailed Kirghisian sheep, 3, 23;
—on the dogs of the Ostyaks, 20.
_Erodium,_ 13.
_Erythrina crista-galli_ and _E. herbacea,_ hybrids of, 22.
_Eschscholtzia californica,_ self-sterile in England, 17.
ESQUILANT, Mr., on the naked young of dun-coloured pigeons, 5.
ESQUIMAUX dogs, their resemblance to wolves, 1;
—selection of, 20.
ESQUIROL, on hereditary insanity, 2.
EUDES-DESLONGCHAMPS, on appendages under the jaw of pigs, 3.
_Euonymus japonicus,_ 11.
_Euphorbia maculata,_ 23.
EUROPEAN cultivated plants, still wild in Europe, 9.
EVANS, Mr., on the Lotan tumbler pigeon, 5.
EVELYN, pansies grown in his garden, 10.
EVEREST, R., on the Newfoundland dog in India, 1, 24;
—degeneration of setters in India, 1;
—Indian wild boars, 3.
EWES, hornless, 26.
EXTINCTION of domestic races, 6.
EYES, hereditary peculiarities of the, 12;
—loss of, causing microphthalmia in children, 12;
—modification of the structure of, by natural selection, 20 (2).
EYEBROWS, hereditary elongation of hairs in, 12.
EYELIDS, inherited peculiarities of the, 12.
EYTON, Mr., on gestation in the dog, 1;
—variability in number of vertebræ in the pig, 3;
—individual sterility, 18.
_Faba vulgaris,_ 9.
FABRE, observations on _Ægilops triticoides,_ 9.
_Fagus sylvatica,_ 12.
FAIRWEATHER, Mr., production of double flowers from old seed, 18.
FAIVRE, on the _Primula sinensis,_ 10, 25.
_Falco albidus,_ resumption of young plumage by, in captivity, 18.
_Falco ossifragus,_ 21.
_Falco subbuteo,_ copulating in captivity, 18.
_Falco tinnunculus,_ breeding in captivity, 18.
FALCONER, Dr., sterility of English bulldogs in India, 1;
—resemblance between _ Sivatherium_ and Niata cattle, 3;
—selection of the silkworm in India, 8;
—fastigiate apple-trees in Calcutta, 10;
—reproduction of a supernumerary thumb after amputation, 12;
—fertility of the dhole in captivity, 18;
—fertility of English dogs in India, 18;
—sterility of the tiger in captivity, 18;
—turkeys at Delhi, 18;
—on Indian cultivated plants, 18;
—Thibet mastiff and goat, 23.
FALCONS, sterility of, in captivity, 18.
FALKLAND Islands, horses of the, 2 (2);
—feral pigs of the, 3;
—feral cattle of the, 3 (2);
—feral rabbits of the, 4.
FALLOW deer, 16, 17.
FANTAIL pigeons, 5, 21;
—figured, 5;
—furculum of, figured, 5;
—history of, 6;
—absence of oil-gland in, 26.
FAROE Islands, pigeons of the, 6.
FASHION, influence of, in breeding, 21.
FASTIGIATE trees, 23, 26.
FAUNAS, geographical differences of, 1.
“FAVOURITE” bull, 14, 17.
FEATHERS, homologous variation in, 25.
FEET, of pigeons, individual differences of, 5;
—correlations of external characters in, 5.
FEET and beak, correlation of, in pigeons, 5.
FELIDÆ, fertility of, in captivity, 18.
_Felis bubastes,_ 1.
_Felis caffra,_ 1.
_Felis caligulata,_ 1.
_Felis chaus,_ 1.
_Felis jubata,_ 18.
_Felis lybica,_ 1.
_Felis maniculata,_ 1.
_Felis manul,_ 1.
_Felis ornata,_ 1.
_Felis sylvestris,_ 1.
_Felis torquata,_ 1.
FEMALE, affected by male element, 27 (2).
FEMALE flowers, in male panicle of maize, 9.
FENN, Mr., grafting potatoes, 11.
FENNEL, Italian variety of, 9.
FERAL cats, 1;
—cattle, 3;
—rabbits, 4 (2);
—Guinea fowl, 8;
—animals and plants, reversion in, 13 (3).
FERGUSON, Mr., supposed plurality of origin of domestic fowls, 7;
—chickens of black game-fowls, 7;
—relative size of eggs of fowls, 7;
—yolk of eggs of game-fowls, 7;
—early pugnacity of game-cocks, 7;
—voice of the Malay fowl, 7;
—effects of interbreeding on fowls, 17;
—selection in Cochin-China fowls, 20;
—on fashion in poultry, 21.
FERNANDEZ, on Mexican dogs, 1.
FERNS, reproduction of abnormal forms of, by spores, 11;
—non-diffusion of cell-gemmules in, 27.
FERRETS, 16, 18, 20.
FERTILISATION, artificial, of the St. Valéry apple, 10 (2).
FERTILITY, various degrees of, in sheep, 3;
—unlimited mutual, of breeds of pigeons, 6;
—comparative, of mongrels and hybrids, 16 (2), 19;
—influence of nourishment on, 16;
—diminished by close interbreeding, 17, 19;
—reduced, of Chillingham wild cattle, 17;
—of domesticated varieties when crossed, 19.
_Festuca,_ species of, propagated by bulblets, 18.
FILBERTS, spared by tomtits, 21.
FILIPPI, on the breeding of branchiferous tritons, 27.
FINCHES, general sterility of, in captivity, 18.
FINNIKIN (pigeon), 5.
FINNOCCHIO, 9.
FIR, Scotch, acclimatisation of, 24.
FISH, Mr., advantage of change of soil to plants, 18.
FISHES, regeneration of portions of fins of, 13;
—variability of, when kept in tanks, 22;
—marine, living in fresh water, 24;
—double monsters of, 26.
FISSION and gemmation, 27.
FITCH, Mr., persistency of a variety of the pea, 9.
FITTEST, survival of the, 1.
FITZINGER, origin of sheep, 3;
—African maned sheep, 3.
FITZPATRICK, Mr., potato-grafting, 11.
FIXEDNESS of character, conditions of, discussed, 14.
FLAX, found in the Swiss lake-dwellings, 9;
—climatal difference in products of, 23.
FLEECE, fineness of, in Austrian merinos, 20.
FLEISCHMANN, on German sheep crossed with merinos, 15.
“FLORENTINER-TAUBE,” 5 (2).
FLOUNDER, 1.
FLOURENS, crossing of wolf and dog, 1;
—prepotency of the jackal over the dog, 14;
—hybrids of the horse and ass, 14;
—breeding of monkeys in Europe, 18.
FLOWER-GARDEN, earliest known, in Europe, 20.
FLOWERS, capricious transmission of colour-varieties in, 12 (2);
—tendency to uniformity in striped, 14;
—scorching of, dependent on colour, 21;
—change in, caused by conditions of life, 23;
—rudimentary, 24;
—relative position of, to the axis, 26.
FŒTATION, abdominal, 24.
FOLEY, Mr., wild varieties of pears, 22.
FOLIAGE, inherited peculiarities of, 10;
—variegation of, 10;
—bud-variation in, 11.
FOOD, influence of, on the pig, 3;
—on cattle, 3;
—excess of, a cause of variability, 22.
FORBES, D., on Chilian sheep, 3;
—on the horses of Spain, Chili, and the Pampas, 2.
_Formica rufa,_ 22.
FORTUNE, R., sterility of the sweet potato in China, 18;
—development of axillary bulbs in the yam, 18.
FOWL, common, breeds of, 7;
—supposed plurality of origin, 7;
—early history of, 7;
—causes of production of breeds of, 7;
—origin of, from _Gallus bankiva,_ 7 (2);
—feral, notices of, 7 (2);
—reversion and analogous variation in, 7, 13 (2), 26 (2);
—“cuckoo” sub-breeds of, 7;
—history of, 7;
—structural characters of, 7;
—sexual peculiarities of, 7, 14;
—external differences of, 7;
—differences of breeds of, from _G. bankiva,_ 7;
—osteological characters of, 7;
—effects of disuse of parts in, 7, 24;
—feral, 6, 13;
—polydactylism in, 12;
—fertility of, increased by domestication, 16, 18;
—sterility of, under certain conditions, 18;
—influence of selection on, 20 (3);
—evils of close interbreeding of, 17 (2);
—crossing of, 15;
—prepotency of transmission in, 14;
—rudimentary organs in, 24;
—crossing of non-sitting varieties of, 13 (2);
—homology of wing and leg feathers in, 25;
—hybrids of, with pheasants and _ Gallus sonneratii,_ 13;
—black-skinned, 20;
—black, preyed upon by the osprey in Ireland, 21;
—five-toed, mentioned by Columella, 28;
—rumpless, tailed chickens produced by, 13;
—Dorking, crosses of, 15;
—form of comb and colour of plumage in, 21;
—game, crossing of white and black, 15;
—five-spurred, 27;
—Spanish, liable to suffer from frost, 24;
—Polish, peculiarities of skull of, 25.
FOX, sterility of, in captivity, 18.
FOX, S. BEVAN, races of bees, 8.
FOX, W. DARWIN, gestation of the dog, 1;
—“Negro” cat, 1;
—reversion of sheep in colour, 13;
—period of gestation in the pig, 3;
—young of the Himalayan rabbit, 4;
—crossing of wild and domestic turkeys, 8;
—reversion in crossed musk ducks, 13;
—spontaneous segregation of varieties of geese, 16;
—effects of close interbreeding upon bloodhounds, 17;
—deafness of white cats with blue eyes, 25.
FOXHOUNDS, 1, 17.
_Fragaria chiloensis,_ 10.
_Fragaria collina,_ 10.
_Fragaria dioica_ of Duchesne, 10.
_Fragaria elatior,_ 10.
_Fragaria grandiflora,_ 10.
_Fragaria vesca,_ 10.
_Fragaria virginiana,_ 10.
_Fraxinus excelsior,_ 10, 11, 12.
_Fraxinus lentiscifolia,_ 12.
FRIESLAND cattle, probably descended from _Bos primigenius,_ 3.
FRILLBACK pigeon, 5;
—Indian, 5.
_Fringilla ciris,_ 18.
_Fringilla spinus,_ 18.
FRIZZLED fowls, 7;
—horses, 2.
FROG, polydactylism in the, 12.
FRUIT, seedless, 18.
FRUIT-TREES, varieties of, occurring wild, 9.
FRY, Mr., on fertile hybrid cats, 1;
—on feral fowls in Ascension, 7.
FUCHSIAS, origin of, 10;
—bud-variation in,11.
_Fuchsia coccinea_ and _fulgens,_ twin seed produced by crossing, 11.
FUEGIANS, their superstition about killing young water-fowl, 9;
—selection of dogs by the, 20;
—their comparative estimation of dogs and old women, 20;
—their power of distant vision, 20.
FUNGI, parasitic, 23 (2).
FÜRBRINGER, Dr., on nails of Saurians, 27.
FURCULUM, characters and variations of the, in pigeons, 5;
—alteration of, by disuse, in pigeons, 5;
—characters of, in fowls, 7.
FUSION of homologous parts, 27.
GAIT, inheritance of peculiarities of, 12.
GALAPAGOS Archipelago, its peculiar fauna and flora, Introduction
_Galeobdolon luteum,_ pelorism in, 13, 26.
GALLS, 13 (2).
GALL-GNATS, 23.
GALL-LIKE excrescences not inherited, 13.
GALLINACEOUS birds, restricted range of large, 7;
—general fertility of, in captivity, 18.
_Gallinula chloropus,_ 5.
_Gallinula nesiotis,_ 8.
GALLESIO, species of oranges, 10;
—hybridisation of oranges, 10;
—persistency of races in the peach, 10;
—supposed specific distinctions of peach and nectarine10;
—bizzarria orange, 11;
—crossing of red and white carnations, 11;
—crossing of the orange and lemon, 11, 27;
—effect of foreign pollen on maize, 4;
—spontaneous crossing of oranges, 15;
—monstrosities a cause of sterility in plants, 18;
—seeding of ordinarily seedless fruits, 18;
—sterility of the sugar-cane, 18;
—tendency of male flowers to become double, 18;
—effects of selection in enlarging fruit, etc., 20;
—variation of the orange-tree in North Italy, 22;
—naturalisation of the orange in Italy, 24.
_Gallus æneus,_ a hybrid of _G. varius_ and the domestic fowl, 7.
_Gallus bankiva,_ probable original of domestic fowls, 7 (3);
—game-fowl, nearest to, 7;
—crossed with _G. sonneratii,_ 7;
—its character and habits, 7, 16;
—differences of various breeds of fowls from, 7;
—occipital foramen of, figured, 7;
—skull of, figured, 7;
—cervical vertebra of, figured, 7;
—furculum of, figured, 7;
—reversion to, in crossed fowls, 13 (2);
—hybrid of, with _G. varius,_ 7, 13;
—number of eggs of, 16.
_Gallus ferrugineus,_ 7.
_Gallus furcatus,_ 7.
_Gallus giganteus,_ 7.
_Gallus sonneratii,_ characters and habits of, 7;
—hybrids of, 7, 13
_Gallus stanleyi,_ hybrids of, 7.
_Gallus temminckii,_ probably a hybrid, 7.
_Gallus varius,_ characters and habits of, 7;
—hybrids and probable hybrids of, 7.
GALTON, Mr., fondness of savages for taming animals, 1;
—cattle of Benguela, 3;
—on hereditary talent, 12;
—on Pangenesis, 27.
GAMBIER, Lord, his early cultivation of the pansy, 10.
GAME-FOWL, 7 (2).
GAPES, 21.
GARCILAZO DE LA VEGA, annual hunts of the Peruvian Incas, 20.
GARNETT, Mr., migratory propensities of hybrid ducks, 13.
GARROD, Dr., on hereditary gout, 12.
GÄRTNER, on the sterility of hybrids, 6, 16, 19;
—acquired sterility of varieties of plants when crossed, 10;
—sterility in transplanted plants, and in the lilac in Germany, 18;
—mutual sterility of blue and red flowers of the pimpernel, 19;
—supposed rules of transmission in crossing plants, 14;
—on crossing plants, 15, 17 (3);
—on repeated crossing, 22;
—absorption of one species by another, when crossed, 15;
—crossing of varieties of the pea, 11;
—crossing maize, 16;
—crossing of species of _ Verbascum,_ 15, 16;
—reversion in hybrids, 13 (3);
—of _Cereus,_ 11;
—of _Tropæolum majus_ and _minus,_ 11;
—variability of hybrids, 22;
—variable hybrids from one variable parent, 22;
—graft hybrid produced by inoculation in the vine, 11;
—effect produced by grafts on the stock, 11, 23;
—tendency of hybrid plants to produce double flowers, 18;
—production of perfect fruit by sterile hybrids, 18;
—sexual elective affinity, 19;
—self-impotence in _Lobelia, Verbascum, Lilium,_ and _Passiflora,_
17 (2);
—on the action of pollen, 16;
—fertilisation of _Malva,_ 11, 27;
—prepotency of pollen, 19;
—prepotency of transmission in species of _Nicotiana,_ 14;
—bud-variation in _Pelargonium zonale,_ 11;
—in _Œnothera biennis,_ 11;
—in _Achillæa millefolium,_ 11;
—effect of manure on the fertility of plants, 18;
—on contabescence, 18;
—inheritance of plasticity, 21;
—villosity of plants, 23.
GASPARINI, a genus of pumpkins, founded on stigmatic characters, 10.
GAUDICHAUD, bud-variation in the pear, 11;
—apple-tree with two kinds of fruit on branch, 11.
GAY, on _Fragaria grandiflora,_ 10;
—on _Viola lutea_ and _ tricolor,_ 10;
—on the nectary of _Viola grandiflora,_ 10.
GAYAL, domestication of the, 3.