430 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 
is only within the last |< 
quarter of a century 
that this variety has 
existed. It seems to 
have 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 the 
tan markings and losing BLENHEIM CH. 
: FAIRY SPRITE j 
“CH. ROCOCO the black ground. BY CH. CLEVEDON 
te MISS. CHUMP, The different varieties } arctees 
of Toy Spaniels have 
been so much inter-bred that a litter markings on the King Charles be- 
has been reputed to contain the four coming very bright and the colour of 
kinds, but this would be of very rare the Ruby also being improved. Neither 
occurrence. The of these specimens 
should be crossed 
with either the 
Blenheim or the 
Tricolour, as white 
must not appear 
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 
Cnc 
TAS 
CA Proto: Russell. 
Blenheim is now 
often crossed 
with the Tri- 
colour, when the 
litters consist of 
puppies quite 
true to the two 
types. The 
crossing of the 
King Charles 
with the Ruby 
is also attended 
with very good ; 
results, the tan GQ, SS % 8 
LADY HULTON'S 
j BLENHEIM CH. JOY 
BY ARAMIS——DEEPDENE ROSE. 
Photorraph by Russell. 
be docked. As 
portrayed in early pic- 
tures of the King Charles 
and the Blenheim varie- 
ties, the tails are long, 
well flagged, and inclined 
to curve gracefully over 
the back, and in none 
of the pictures of the 
supposed ancestors of 
our present Toy Spaniels 
MRS. C. 
MATTHEWS’ MORRISON'S BLACK , 
ROSCOE AND TAN CH. 
BY CH. CLEVEDON LAUREATE 
= BY MARQUISE—— 
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