. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Marvels of Insect Life. 280 .â. ,.,, ,. ,ooâ cove. .UH a -^ J^;:"^--,;!!^!,:'" ^'""' ^"" spoils tlu- .p,... of V'^--- ;'^,'^' ,'',â(, ,,.1 o,â s,,t, "" ""â '""â ;:t:s ^t'::: i^,";.!... ii. 11,....., prixlutc sumi; substame^. an ' ' ... .. .- : . k,. for example', the substance known ..s ;. whidi is the basis of I'reiicli poli>li. varnish.'s. and valun;- wax.
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Marvels of Insect Life. 280 .â. ,.,, ,. ,ooâ cove. .UH a -^ J^;:"^--,;!!^!,:'" ^'""' ^"" spoils tlu- .p,... of V'^--- ;'^,'^' ,'',â(, ,,.1 o,â s,,t, "" ""â '""â ;:t:s ^t'::: i^,";.!... ii. 11,....., prixlutc sumi; substame^. an ' ' ... .. .- : . k,. for example', the substance known ..s ;. whidi is the basis of I'reiicli poli>li. varnish.'s. and valun;- wax. This lac is In the female o( an Indian Insect,' and forms resinoas masses upon the twi^s the Insects fei'd. The |â.,s,.lf yields the beailtllal colour which artists distiu- ^.nish as lake. Then tlie'c 1- cmhiroal, which at one time was one of our imfiortanl articles of commerce as ii dye-stuff, and is still u-ed a- ;, colourinn-matter I.' lines, sweitiiieats, and as .1 cure for whooliinK-counh. li consists of the bodies of ! species of c,«-cus that I.'.'. upim th.' an. other cacti. The manna ..I the ancients is Ix-lieved to 1h; the secretions of a cik'cus- that is found on tamarisk in til,, countries around tl»' Mediterranean, where it 's still iis.'d as »l. Indian and Chiiu'se producc a beautiful whit.' «,.\ in sutticiint ipiantitv ' it worth while gatherinK. .\t least, it was worth while bclnrc the production of solid k. ro- scne tor th.' manufactur.' 0 candles restricted the "sc "' real wax for this ^'- Sor^e o, our native ^^cies are ., b«t not m such ..uantity^. to c,a . ,,em commerciallv important. T^^- ' ' â^"^^ ^Z, the body produce it in the form of long, woollv ^';.'^^'";'^ ⢠^ bctx-h-scale.^ I'hulo h , ""° " â »⢠wroniT .,,,,.;'. referred to' Our "lOSt i which c ikcs
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