. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 482 HOMES WITHOOT HANDS. and not on animals. Their scientific name is ChfnvpidcB, and they ai-e populaxly known as Gall Flies, because they cause those singular excrescences which are so familiar to us under the name of Galls. This group comprises a vast -number of species, all of which have a strong family resemblance, though they greatly differ from each other in size, form, and BBITISH OALTfi. Lest Galls of Oak. Bedegnar of Rose. Cyiiips EoUari
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 482 HOMES WITHOOT HANDS. and not on animals. Their scientific name is ChfnvpidcB, and they ai-e populaxly known as Gall Flies, because they cause those singular excrescences which are so familiar to us under the name of Galls. This group comprises a vast -number of species, all of which have a strong family resemblance, though they greatly differ from each other in size, form, and BBITISH OALTfi. Lest Galls of Oak. Bedegnar of Rose. Cyiiips EoUari (Slightly magniSed) Oak Apple. Galls of Cjmips EoUari. Currant Galls of Oak. In the accompanying illustration are given several examples of British Galls, most of which are tolerably common in this country, and some of which can be found in plenty. In the left hand upper comer of the illustration is a figure of an oak-leaf, upon which are two globular projections. These are the well-known " cherry-galls," which are made by a little insect called Cynips qiiereus-folii. They are beautifully coloured, some. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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