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acter, devoted to the breeding of dogs chiefly, though discussions

on the breeding of cattle seem also to be admitted. The Christmas

number, however, contains a number of very striking photographs of dogs of good breed, among them some of the Queen's favourites, all these being very beautiful dogs. Especially there is one of a Dandy Dinmont, called Tweedmouth,' whose ancestry can be traced to the genuine" Pepper and Mustard " breed, immortalised by Sir Walter Scott in "Guy Mannering." These eleven plates, most of them con- taining photographs of a couple of noble dogs, are really charming works of art.