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Park, St. Paul, to permit a twelve months experimental period, and 

 probably we might be able to make a contribution. 



References With Brief Data 



? H. L. Jeffrey. Confined in several hives of bees were some virgin queens and 

 drones of selected stoclc. These hives had above the combs a space three to 

 four inches high free and clear, to give the bees room in which to gather when 

 being moved, it being the intention to take them some distance from other bees 

 and there liberate them, trusting that the matings of the queens would be with 

 the selected drones. The hives were moved by wheelbarrows, and on inspection 

 at the end of the journey he found that all six queens had mated. Subsequent 

 similar attempts failed. Mr. Jeffrey is credited with being a close observer. 

 R. I. Agri. Exp. Sta. Report 1908— p. 306. 

 ? W. E. Flower. Cage of mosquito netting about 15 x 15 feet. One successful 

 mating. R. I. Agric. Exp. Sta., Report 1908— p. 307. 



1873 J. Hasbrouck. Small glass covered box on hive. Many queens fertilized, 

 also many failures. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 14 — 1873. 



1875 J. H.^SBROUCK. Small glass covered box on hive — three matings. Am. Bee 

 Jour. Vol. 15— p. 519. 



1875 Davis. Small glass covered box on hive — one mating. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 15. 



1875 Bagley. Small glass covered box on hive — -one mating. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 

 15. 



1878 J. Hasbrouck. Small glass covered box on hive — several matings. Am. Bee 

 Jour. Nov. 1878. 



1881 Cramer. Small glass covered box on hive — -two matings. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 

 17, p. 19. 



1881 Fincastle. Small glass covered box on hive — five matings. Am. Bee Jour. 

 Vol. 17. 



1882 Shuck. Queen tied to thread so she could fly only above the home apiary — 

 one mating. Am. Bee Jour. 1882, p. 789 



1884 Brown. Small glass covered box on hive — one mating. Gleanings in Bee 

 Cul. 1884. p. 674. 



1885 Cook. In hive. Queen had imperfect wings — one mating. Gleanings in Bee 

 Cult. Vol. X, p. 544. 



1887 McL.\iN. Large tent — one mating of 6, later 3 of 6. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 23, 

 1887. 



1888 McLain. Large tent — six matings. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 24, p. 487. 



1887 McLain. Squeezing drops of sperm fluid from drone organ into vulva of 



queen — twenty-five matings. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 23. 

 1887 McL.\in. Squeezing contents of seminal vesicles into vulva of queen — three 



matings. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 23. 

 1887 McLain. Diluting .sperm fluid with introduction into vulva — six matings. 



out of twenty-seven. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 23. 

 1885-6 McLain. Various methods as above. Reports U. S. D. A. 1885 and 1886. 

 1887 McLain. Various methods as above. Reports U. S. Com. Agr. 1887. 

 1887 Hohenshell. Greenhouse — two matings. Am. Bee Jour. Vol. 23, 1887. 

 1887 Balch. Squeezing drops of sperm fluid from drone organ into vulva of queen. 



Had practiced this on defective winged queens for fifteen years. Am. Bee Jour. 



Vol. 23. 1887. 



