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named Red Rose, that became the dam of the 

 beautiful cow Carmine Rose, by Fairfax Royal, 

 which, bred to the bull Hudson (9228), dropped 

 China Rose, whence came Roseate, by Mata- 

 dore, the dam of the great roan Violet, by Lord 

 Bathhurst (13173). Violet proved an extraor- 

 dinary breeder and her name was given to the 

 females tracing descent in their maternal line 

 from her. She was the dam of the grand cow 

 Village Rose, by Champion of England ; the 

 prize-winning Sweet Violet, by Lord Stanley, 

 and Red Violet, by Allan, and of the roan stock 

 bull Grand Monarque (21867), by Champion of 

 England. 



Venus tribe. This sort at Sittyton was orig- 

 inally derived from a red heifer bought at a 

 sale held by Mr. Rennie of Kinblethmont, For- 

 farshire, who was said to have been a brother 

 of Rennie of Phantassie. This was in 1841. 

 Venus was out of a cow called Dairymaid, bred 

 from the stock of Robertson of Ladykirk. It 

 is stated that the immediate descendants of 

 Venus were "real good milkers, but rather 

 rough and bare of flesh." Later on, however, 

 they acquired the valuable general characteris- 

 tics of the best Sittyton stock, those descending 

 through Flora, by Fairfax Royal, and her grand- 

 daughter. Morning Star by Champion of Eng- 

 land, being perhaps the most highly prized. 

 The bull Beeswing (12456), sold to Campbell of 



