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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



is only within the last 

 quarter of a century 

 that this variety has 

 existed. It seems to 

 ha\'e originally appeared 

 in a litter of King Charles 

 puppies, when it was 

 looked upon as a freak 

 of nature, taking for its 

 entire colour only tlic 

 tan markings and losing 

 the black ground. 



The different varieties 

 of T()\' Spaniels have 



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b^en so much inter-bred that a litter 



has been reputed to contain the four 



kinds, but this would be of \'ery rare 



occurrence. The 



Blenheim is now 



often crossed 



with the T r i- 



colour, when the 



litters consist of 



p u p p i e s quite 



true to the two 



t \' p e s . The 



crossing of the 



King Ch a rles 



with the Ruby 



is also attended 



with very good 



results, the tan 



markings 



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on the King Charles be- 

 coming very bright and the colour of 

 the Ruby also being improved. Neither 

 of these specimens 

 should be crossed 

 with either the 

 Blenheim or the 

 Tricolour, as white 

 must not ap])car 

 in either the King 

 Charles or the 

 Ruby Spaniel. 



It is regretted 

 by some of the 

 admirers of these 

 dogs that custom 

 has ordained that 

 their tails should 



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MATTHEWS' 



ROSCOE 



BY CH. CLEVEOON 



MAGNET 



PBII.CESS MOLLIL 



tures of the King Charles 

 and the Blenheim varie- 

 ties, tlie tails are long, 

 well flagged, and inclined 

 to curve gracefully o\'er 

 the back, and in none 

 of the pictures of the 

 supposed ancestors of 

 our present Toy Spaniels 



