Blaine, Mrs. Emmons, rugs owned by, 34 (plate), 124 (plate). Blossom, symbolism of, 158. "Blue Bokhara" a misnomer, 97. Blue, symbolism of, 47, 48. Boar, symbolism of, 161. Boat, symbolism of, 158. Bode, Wilhelm, 156 (plate), 175. Boglipoor, 166. Bokhara, dyes from, 98; meaning of _Bokhara_, 162; spelling, 168, 171. Bokhara rugs, no blue, 97; so-called and genuine, 98 (plate), 100, 103. Bombay, 166, 171. Bonnick's "Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought," 175. Borders, 38-42. Bosnia, 136. Bosnian rugs, 136. Boulak, Egypt, rug factory, 51. "Bride's rug," 118. "British Manufactures and Industries," Phillips, 177. Broussa, 74, 168; _see_ Brusa. Brummer, Martin, 175. Brusa, 74, 111, 168, 171. Brussels, power looms in, 24; rug-production, 142. Buckingham, Miss, rug owned by, 120 (plate). Buckthorns, certain species produce dyes, 45. Buddhist Sceptre, symbolism of, 157. Budge, E. A. Wallis, 175. Bujnurd, 167, 171. Bulgarian rugs, 137. Bull, symbolism of, 158. Burley, Clarence, rug owned by, 106 (plate). Burnham, Mrs. L. G., rug owned by, frontispiece plate. Burujird rugs, 59; spelling, 167, 171. Bushire, 167, 171. Butterfly, symbolism of, 158, 159, 161. Buyers' selection for Western market, 33, 38. Byzantine influence on rug-weaving, 19. C Cabistan rugs, _see_ Kabistan rugs. Cabool, 165. Cabul, 165. Cæsar first saw Cleopatra wrapped in rug, 18. Cæsarea, 71, 168, 169. Cæsarean rugs, 75, 125. Cairo, rug emporium, 52, 169, 171. Calcutta, 166, 171. Camel's hair, 30, 31, 98. Canton, 165, 171. Carding, 31. Carpaccio Vittore, painting by, 20 (plate). Carpets, catalogue term for rugs, 16. "Carpets," Dresser, 176. Cartouche, symbolism of, 158. Cassaba rugs, 75, 83. Caucasian rugs, modern, characteristic designs of, 39, 41, 42; descriptions, 105-108; place-names, 168. Cawnpur, 91, 166, 171. Center Lovell, Maine, 145. Central Asia, rugs, 98; place-names, 168. "Century Atlas," 175. "Century Dictionary," 175. Chal, 169. "Chambers's Encyclopædia," 175. Chanda, 166, 171. Charikar, 165, 171. Chehel Sitoon, Palace of, Ispahan, 95. Chemical dyes, 46. Chevalier, Charles, 176. Chichi rugs, 108. Chinese dye, green, 45. Chinese fret design, 43, 101, 102, 114 (plate). Chinese influence seen in design of Ispahan rugs, 63; of Kashgar rugs, 101; of Samarkand rugs, 102 (and plate). Chinese pictures copied in Persian hunting rugs, 124 (plate), 128. Chinese place-names, 165. Chinese rugs, 41, 113-115 (and plate facing 114); of silk, 124. Chinese silk industry, 123; silk rugs, 124. Chinese symbolism of colors, 47, 48; of various designs, 157. Chintz designs in silk rugs, 125. Chipiez, Charles, 177. Christian weavers of Turkish rugs, 71. Circassian rug-weavers, 71. Circle design, 43, 161.