140 VOICES FROM THE WOODLANDS. 



Lacy, a seat of the Duke of Norfolk, in Herefordshire, 

 which covers nearly a quarter of an acre, and forms an 

 orchard of itself, having yielded, for many years, from twelve 

 to sixteen hogsheads of perry. This patriarchal tree has 

 attained its present size from a succession of layers that 

 have rooted, and bear fruit. 



If the botanist delights in noticing the beautiful forma- 

 tion of its blossom, not less interesting is the pear-tree to 

 entomologists. Wingless insects of various kinds, with 

 butterflies and moths, take shelter among the leaves or bark. 

 A species of Tinea especially fixes her tent-like dwelling on 

 the ample surface of its broad leaves; and thus pleas- 

 ingly have Kirby and Spence described the method by 

 which this is effected. 



Examine, say they, the leaves of your pear-trees in the 

 spring, and you will observe several perpendicular, downy, 

 russet-coloured projections, about a quarter of an inch high. 

 Beneath them are excavations, formed by a small caterpillar, 

 which obtains its food by moving its little tent from one 



