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pure pearly white, with bright rich chestnut or ruby red markings 

 evenly distributed in large patches. The ears and cheeks should be 

 red, with a blaze of white extending from the nose up the forehead, and 

 ending between the ears in a crescentic curve. In the centre of this 

 blaze at the top of the forehead there should be a clear " spot " of red, 

 of the size of a sixpence. Tan ticks on the fore-legs and on the white 

 muzzle are desirable. The Tricolour should in part have the tan of the 

 Black and Tan, with markings like the Blenheim in black instead 

 of red on a pearly-white ground. The ears and under the tail should 

 also be lined with tan. The Tricolour has no " spot," that beauty being 

 peculiarly the property of the Blenheim. The All Red King Charles 

 is known by the name of " Ruby Spaniel " ; the colour of the nose is 

 black. The points of the " Ruby " are the same as those of the " Black 

 and Tan/' differing only in colour. 



The King Charles variety used to consist of black and tan 

 and black and white Spaniels, and it is thought that by the 

 inter-breeding of the two specimens the Tricolour was pro- 

 duced. The colour of the King Charles now is a glossy black 

 with rich mahogany tan spots over the eyes and on the 

 cheeks. There should also be some tan on the legs and under 

 the tail. 



The Prince Charles, or Tricolour, should have a pearly-white 

 ground with glossy black markings evenly distributed over 

 the body in patches. The ears should be lined with tan ; 

 tan must also be seen over the eyes, and some on the cheeks. 

 Under the tail also tan must appear. 



The Blenheim must also have a pearly- white ground with 

 bright rich chestnut or ruby red markings evenly distributed 

 in patches over the body. The ears and cheeks must be red, 

 and a white blaze should stretch from the nose to the forehead 

 and thence in a curve between the ears. In the middle of the 

 forehead there should be, on the white blaze, a clear red spot 

 about the size of a sixpence. This is called the " Blenheim 

 spot," which, as well as the profuse mane, adds greatly to the 

 beauty of this particular Toy Spaniel. Unfortunately, in a 

 litter of Blenheims the spot is often wanting. 



The Ruby Spaniel is of one colour, a rich, unbroken red. 

 The nose is black. There are now some very beautiful speci- 

 mens of Ruby Spaniels, but it is only within the last quarter of 



