LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology, 

 Washington^ D. C, October 19, 1909. 

 Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 

 '• The Anatomy of the Honey Bee," by Mr. R. E. Snodgrass, agent 

 and- expert, of this Bureau. It embodies the results of detailed 

 studies made by Mr. Snodgrass and should prove of value as bring- 

 ing to the bee keeper reliable information concerning an insect of 

 such great economic importance, and also as furnishing a sound 

 basis in devising new and improved practical manipulations. I 

 recommend its publication as Technical Series, No. 18, of the Bureau 

 of Entomology. 



Respectfully, L. O. Howard, 



Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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