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The Bee-Keepers Manual ; or, Practical Hints on the Management 

 and Complete Preservation of the Honey-Bee. By Henry Taylor. 

 Second Edition, considerably enlarged. London, Groombridge, 

 1839. 



In a late number of our Journal we had occasion to notice the ap- 

 pearance of a second edition of Dr. Bevan's valuable work, the 

 * Honey-Bee.' We are glad to see the increasing interest which the 

 subject of the oeconomy of bee-keeping excites, — a fact which is 

 shown by the numerous manuals, which appear in rapid succession 

 from the press. The one now under our notice, * The Bee-Keeper's 

 Manual,' is a useful compendium of the natural history of the Bee, 

 with observations and hints on their habits and treatment. The au- 

 thor gives the result of his own experience, and describes various 

 kinds of hives, some of his own construction. He also quotes the 

 opinions of Gelieu, Nutt, Payne, and other apiarians, who have de- 

 voted their attention to the subject. One great object he has in view 

 is to show the needless cruelty of destroying bees, in any kind of 

 hive, to obtain their honey, and that the true interest of the pro- 

 prietor is best promoted by adopting the " humane or depriving sy- 

 stem." 



The author describes, amongst various hives, a new one, which he 

 calls the Nadir Hive, constructed from an observation of the dispo- 

 sition of bees to work downwards. It consists of two boxes, one 

 placed over the other, with a communication between them. We 

 conclude our notice of this excellent little work by recommending it 

 to all who are interested in the subject of bee-keeping. 



A Botanical Chart for Schools. By Miss Elizabeth Andrew Warren. 



This excellent Chart, prepared by a lady whose accurate researches 

 in British botany have obtained for her a name which will rank with 

 those of Miss Hutchins and Mrs. Griffiths (and we scarcely know if, 

 botanically speaking, we can pay her a higher compliment) — ought 

 to be in the hands of every teacher of youth throughout the king- 

 dom. It was compiled, as the accomplished authoress tells us, ex- 

 pressly for the use of Miss James' school at Falmouth ; and believing 

 it would be useful in other similar establishments, she has, at much 

 labour and cost, submitted it to the public. The system adopted is 

 that of Linnaeus, as the most ready for beginners ; and after some 

 preliminary observations there are three columns extending the whole 

 length of the Chart — the first, a very broad one, contains a character 

 of each class, with copious remarks on the more useful and valuable 



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