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pletely covers itself with a large mass 

 of froth, which is sometimes so over- 

 charged with moisture, that a drop may 

 be seen hanging 1 from its under sur- 

 face. 



CICCA, in botany, a genus of the Mo- 

 noecia Tetrandria class and order. Es- 

 sential character : male, calyx four- 

 leaved ; corolla none : female, calyx 

 three-leaved; corolla none: styles four; 

 capsule tetracoccous. There is but one 

 species, viz. C. disticha, a native of the 

 East Indies. 



CICER, in botany, a genus of the 

 Diadelphia Decandria class and order. 

 Natural order of Papilionaceae or Le- 

 guminosre. Essential character: calyx 

 five parted, length of the corolla; the 

 four upper segments incumbent on the 

 banner ; legume rhombed, turgid, two- 

 seeded. There is but one species, viz. 

 C. arietinum, chick pea, which is an 

 annual, and a native of the South of 

 Europe, the Levant, and Africa, where 

 it is frequently eaten both raw and 

 boiled. 



CICHORIUM, in botany, English suc- 

 cory, a genus of the Syngenesia Polyga- 

 mia JEqualis class and order. Natural or- 

 der of Composite Simiflosculosze. Cina- 

 rocephalx, Jussieu. Essential character: 

 calyx calycled; pappus slightly five- 

 toothed, obscurely hairy; receptacle 

 somewhat chaffy. There are three spe- 

 cies: the first of which, C. intybus, wild 

 succory, is generally considered as a com- 

 mon weed; it is, however, cultivated as 

 food for cattle ; C. endivia, broad-leaved 

 succory, or common endive, is cultivated 

 in our English gardens, being one of the 

 principal ingredients in our autumn and 

 winter salads. C. spinosum, prickly suc- 

 cory, grows naturally on the sea coast 

 in Sicily, and the islands of the Archipe- 

 lago. 



CICTNDELA, in natural history, a ge- 

 nus of insects of the order Coleoptera ; 

 antennae setaceous : feelers six, filiform ; 

 the hind ones hairy : mandible promi- 

 nent, armed with many teeth: eyes promi- 

 nent : thorax rounded, margined, nar- 

 rower than the head. There are about 

 60 species, in two divisions. A. lip three- 

 toothed. B. lip rounded, pointed entire. 

 The cicindela is in general a very beauti- 

 ful genus of insects : they are found in 

 dry sandy places, and prey with the most 

 ravenous ferocity upon all other insects 

 which come in their way, and which they 

 can overcome : the larva is soft, white, 

 long, six-footed, with a brown scaly head, 

 tnd lurks in a round perpendicular hole 



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in the ground, with its head at the en- 

 trance, to draw in and devour whatever 

 insects may come near or fall into it. 

 These insects are remarkable for the 

 celerity and vigour of their flight : they 

 are generally seen on the wing in the 

 hottest part of the day, chiefly frequent- 

 ing, dry meadows, &c. C. campestris, one 

 of the most common European species, 

 is a highly beautiful insect, being of a 

 bright grass green, with the wing-shells 

 each marked by five small, round, white 

 spots ; the head, thorax, and limbs are o 

 a rich gilded cast, and the eyes black and 

 prominent ; the legs are long and slen- 

 der : it is common in the fields, and is 

 about half an inch long. 



CICUTA, in botany, a genus of the 

 Pentandria Digynia class and order. Na- 

 tural order of Umbellate. Essential cha- 

 racter ; fruit subovate, furrowed. There 

 are three species, of which C. virosa, 

 long-leaved water hemlock, generally 

 grows near the sides of large stagnant 

 waters, or in shallow slow rivers. To- 

 wards the end of autumn, the root for 

 the succeeding summer 'is formed out of 

 the lower part of the stalk : this is di- 

 vided transversely into many large une- 

 qual cells ; so that it becomes specifi- 

 cally lighter than water, and in winter, 

 when the rivers or pools swell, is buoyed 

 up. It is an inhabitant of the northern 

 parts of Europe, and is one of the rankest 

 of vegetable poisons. 



C1ENFUEGIA, in botany, a genus of 

 the Monadelphia Dodecandria class and 

 order. Calyx double, the outer of twelve 

 setaceous leaves; petals five; style fili- 

 form ; stigma clavate; capsule three-cell- 

 ed, three seeds. A single species, found 

 in Senegal. 



CIMEX, in natural history, the bug,* a 



fenus of insects of the order Hemipfera. 

 nout inflected : antennae longer than the 

 thorax ; wings four, folded crosswise; the 

 upper ones coriaceous on the upper part; 

 back flat ; thorax margined; legs formed 

 for running. Of this genus, more than a 

 thousand species have been enumerated 

 and described. The divisions are, 1. A. 

 antennae inserted before the eyes ; which 

 is subdivided into, a. without a lip : b. lip 

 long, subulate, annulate : c. lip short, 

 rounded ; body long, linear : d. sheath 

 four-jointed, the first membranaceous : 

 body long and narrow. B. antennas in- 

 serted above the eyes. Of this very ex- 

 tensive genus only the C. lectuarius, or 

 common bed bug, is apterous, or without 

 wings. It is said not to have been known 

 in England before the year 1670, when it 

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