. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. OCTOUEU ;30. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 75 slinrt. Tlie females nrp never strcalieil. Tliey produoe well; waiuler but a short distance from the buildings, in consequence of the rulf rendering then- flight fatiguing; and they easily become tiune. Jacobin Pigeon {Columhtt ciicnlkda JKcohiiia). — Tliis. pretty pigeon partalies of different colours, of which we have several sub-vaiieties. Hei.meted GoflT.ED PiGEON (Coliimbn cuaillnla galerila). —It is black, with the head, ilight, and tail white. It is of a larger size than the common Cowled, approaching th
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. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. OCTOUEU ;30. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 75 slinrt. Tlie females nrp never strcalieil. Tliey produoe well; waiuler but a short distance from the buildings, in consequence of the rulf rendering then- flight fatiguing; and they easily become tiune. Jacobin Pigeon {Columhtt ciicnlkda JKcohiiia). — Tliis. pretty pigeon partalies of different colours, of which we have several sub-vaiieties. Hei.meted GoflT.ED PiGEON (Coliimbn cuaillnla galerila). —It is black, with the head, ilight, and tail white. It is of a larger size than the common Cowled, approaching that of the Pouter. Like these last, it has the habit of swelling its throat a little, consequently, it has l)een supposed to be the produce of one of tlie Pouters and the Cowled. It has a short beak, small wing, an elegant fomi, and the ruff of feathers gracefidly raised, but it is not very productive. Caped Cowled Pigeon {Cohtmha citculluta hardncucnUata), —This differs from those that precede it in its cowl, which merely forms a simple shell, and does not extend below the head. It is a mongrel, proceeding from the " Capuchin " and a mixiura of small size. Although it produces well, it is rejected by the amateurs. This pigeon atford us an opportunity of making an ob- sers-ation equally applicable to all individuals of a pure race. As we have said before, if we cross one of the pure pigeons with another variety, even with that which may have the greatest analogy to it, their posterity mil have lost for ever the distinctive characteristics of the race: the young ones of the " Glou-Glou" will be mute, and those of the " Cowled" will no longer have the cowl. Let us wait as many generations as we will, these characters never re- appear, either accidentally or from any art or trouble that may have been resorted to. This would seem to prove that art has no power over this diversity of forms or qualities, and that it belongs exclusively to Nature, an