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CLIPPING hedges should be confined 

 to those of the commonest and hardiest 

 varieties of shrubs, as those of hawthorn 

 and privet; for the bruising and man- 

 gling of the branches which accompany 

 tliis operation are very injurious to ever- 

 greens, as the laurels and holly. Those 

 are always much better kept in order, 

 and within bounds, by the knife. In 

 clipping, many of the leaves of those are 

 cut in half; and their decayed edges are 

 very unsightly. Clipping of deciduous 

 hedges is most advantageously performed 

 in the spring and early summer. A 

 multitude of shoots are then induced, 

 which secure that chief desideratum in 

 hedges thickness and closeness of tex- 

 ture. 



CLISIOCAMPA NEUSTRIA. The Lackey, 

 or Barred-Tree Lackey Moth. " The 

 eggs of this insect, in winter, may be de- 

 tected easily, in broad bands, round the 

 twigs of our pear, apple, and other trees. 

 They are arranged with such admirable 

 art, that they seem set by the skilful 

 hands of the jeweller (see the annexed 

 drawing). Each bracelet, as the French 



gardeners call it, contains from two hun- 

 dred to three hundred eggs, fastened by 

 their ends, in a series of from fifteen to 

 seventeen close, spiral circles, round the 

 twig. The spaces between the eggs are 

 filled up with a tenacious, brown gum, 

 which protects them from inclement 

 weather, as well as from all attacks ex- 

 cept those of man. The eggs thus placed 

 look like a ring of seed-lac; and we think 

 its name may have been thence derived. 

 They are easily crushed by the gardener's 

 knife. The caterpillars striped length- 

 wise, blue, red, and yellow, slightly hairy, 

 and with a white line down the back 

 appear from these eggs in the April or 

 May following. They congregate early 

 in the morning, or during rain, in large 

 nests, at the forks of the small branches, 



and are then easily crushed. They enter 

 the chrysalis state at the end of June, 

 and then they are to be found in co- 

 coons, or oval webs, powdered with white 

 or yellowish dust, between two leaves, &c. 

 The chrysalis, or pupa, is longish, and 

 dark brown, in which state it remains for 

 three weeks or a month. In July the 

 moth appears ; its colour is light yellow- 

 er reddish-yellow-ochre. The upper 

 wings have a darker band across their 

 middle, which band is bordered by two 

 light cross-lines ; the fringes of the wings 

 are whitish, spotted with brown ; the 

 lower wings are of a uniform brownish 

 or light-yellow colour. The male is 

 readily known from the female by his 

 comb-like (pectinated) antennae (feelers) 

 and thinner body. The insect flies only 

 at night, and, consequently, is rarely 

 seen. The caterpillars often appear in 

 considerable numbers, and do not confine 

 their ravages to fruit-trees, but attack 

 many others; such as beeches, elms, 

 poplars, oaks, and even pines. In May, 

 when the caterpillars are living in society, 

 the nests containing them should be col- 

 lected and destroyed. Care must be 

 taken when collecting the nest; for, if 

 the caterpillars are much disturbed, they 

 let themselves down to the ground by 

 means of a thin, silken thread, and 

 escape. In July their cocoons should be 

 looked for on the trees, in the roofs of 

 sheds, in hedges, and even on the tops of 

 walls." The Cottage Gardener, i. 207. 



CLITA'NTHUS. (From klitus, a moun- 

 tainous declivity, and anthos, a flower. 

 Nat. ord., Amaryllids [Amaryllidacene]. 

 Linn., Q-Hexandria \-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Urceolina.) 



Natives of Lima. They will grow and flower 

 in an open, warm border, to be taken up on the 

 approach of frost, and kept dry through the win- 

 ter, and are readily increased by offsets from the 

 old bulbs. There are believed to be three species : 

 hu'milis (humble), lu'tea (yellow), and M aclea'na 

 (Maclean's) ; but little is known about them. 



CLITO'EIA. (From kleio, to shut up ; 

 in reference to its seeding within the 

 flower long before the flower drops off. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceas]. 

 Linn., Yt-Diadelphia k-Decandria. Allied 

 to Phaseolus.) 



Stove evergreen twiners, except where other- 

 wise mentioned. Cuttings of stubby side-shoots 

 in heat, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass; and 

 seeds, when procurable ; sandy peat and fibry 

 loam, with sand and charcoal. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C.arbore'scens (tree-like). 8. Pink. Auguat. 

 Trinidad. 1804. Shrub. 



