the banana, camellia, hawthorn, _Azalea indica_, and _Cistus
tricuspis_, i. 377;
in the hollyhock and pelargonium, i. 378;
in _Geranium pratense_ and the chrysanthemum, i. 379;
in roses, i. 367, 379-381;
in sweet williams, carnations, pinks, stocks, and snapdragons, i. 381;
in wall-flowers, cyclamen, _Oenothera biennis_, _Gladiolus colvillii_,
fuchsias, and _Mirabilis jalapa_, i. 382;
in foliage of various trees, i. 382-384;
in cryptogamic plants, i. 383;
by suckers in _Phlox_ and barberry, i. 384;
by tubers in the potato, _ibid._;
in the dahlia, i. 385;
by bulbs in hyacinths, _Imatophyllum miniatum_, and tulips, i. 385;
in _Tigridia conchiflora_, i. 386;
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in _Hemerocallis_, _ibid._;
doubtful cases, i. 386-387;
in _Cytisus Adami_, i. 387-394;
probable in _Aesculus rubicunda_, i. 392;
summary of observations on, 406.
BUFFON, on crossing the wolf and dog, i. 32;
increase of fertility by domestication, ii. 111;
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.
BULT, Mr., selection of pouter pigeons, ii. 197.
"BUENDTNERSCHWEIN," i. 67.
BUNTING, reed, in captivity, ii. 158.
BURDACH, 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 producing seed, ii. 168.
BURTON Constable, wild cattle at, i. 84.
"BURZEL-TAUBEN," i. 150.
BUSSORAH carrier, i. 141.
_Buteo 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;
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