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latest arrival. The Cowslips, limited to Cowslip Tea and her two 

 daughters are equal to the Honeys in the excellence of their breeding, 

 as what could be more desirable than the array of names of Messrs. 

 Charge, Stephenson, Bates and Bolden, headed by Lord Braybrooke, 

 as the breeders of the sires in Cowslip Tea's pedigree. Red Rose 

 of Wye and Red Rose of Dove 2nd, a pair of good looking represen- 

 tatives of their tribe the latter especially deep and good in her 

 brisket were bought at Elmhurst, whence came Deepdale 5th, of 

 great beauty of form, with excellent shorthorn character, to re- 

 introduce once more the Darlingtons, which informer times included 

 that grand cow Dora, sold to Lord Fitzhardinge for 265gs., as long 

 ago as 1871, and her first produce, Kingscote Darlington 1st, augurs 

 well for the future. In Daphne 3rd we behold the last remnant of the 

 famed Sholebroke herd not included in the sale, she was a present 

 to Col. Kingscote from the late Mr. Oliver, and the trio of 

 Darlingtons are the best shaped family at Kingscote. 



The Seraphinas and Wallflowers, two of the most numerous 

 tribes, reach double figures, and are noted for their excellent 

 breeding and milking propensities, the former consists of three 

 branches, obtained from the herds of Messrs. Cheney, Clarke and 

 Woodward. Sabrina 4th has three good heifers to her credit ; and 

 Sabrina 24th, a taking heifer out of Sabrina 10th, eclipses either of 

 her newly purchased companions Red Duchess 9th fromUllenwood, 

 or Rosedale Barrington from Sandringham in point of individual, 

 while Sabrina 25th, is the last daughter of Seraphina 15th, purchased 

 from Mr. Clarke. The Wallflowers are quite a local family, and 

 originated at Kingscote, were then sold to a neighbour, who had the 

 privilege of using the Kingscote bulls and at his sale, two or three 

 females were re-purchased by Col. Kingscote. Lady Scar Hill 4th, 

 an exceedingly deep milker, is on the verge of completing her fifteenth 

 year and needless almost to add she would not have been retained so 

 long a period if her progeny had not been good, her last heifer being 

 the pick of seven yearlings. Wallflower's Sunbeam, a large framed 

 fine cow, sustains the reputation of the tribe for milk. Lastly, as 



