Combs could be concentrically and variously coloured and dates recorded by giving for a few days wax darkly coloured with vermilion and indigo, and I daresay other substances.

You ask about my crossed fowls, and this leads me to make a proposition to you, which I hope cannot be offensive to you.

I trust you know me too well to think that I would propose anything objectionable to the best of my judgment.

The case is this: for my object of treating poultry I must give a sketch of several breeds, with remarks on various points.

I do not feel strong on the subject.
Now, when my MS.