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and Blondelu, have both attempted to show from ex- 

 periments which appeared satisfactory to them, that 

 the Bees produced wax from honey only. M. Bon- 

 net and M. Duchet have attempted to show, that the 

 wax of the Bee is only an exudation of honey from 

 the stomach of the Bee, and the scales of the body ; 

 and they cite as proof, the small particles of wax found 

 on these parts of the body of the Bee. M. Ber- 

 nard de Jussieu, a man of science, has undertaken to 

 show that wax forms a constituent part of farina, or 

 pollen, by swelling the seeds of pollen in water until 

 they burst, and disclosed an unctuous matter, which 

 constitutes the wax of the Bee ; also, that aromatic 

 trees and shrubs, exude from their pores, foliage and 

 flowers, an unctuous matter, which is the genuine wax 

 of the Bee. Instances of the wax-tree in Louisiana, 

 and Carolina, are cited ; but as these are wholly ir- 

 relevant, I shall pass them over, and conclude as be- 

 fore, that the modus operand! of the Bee in forming 

 her wax, has never been discovered. The reality of 

 bees-wax, its utility in common life, its advantages 

 in commerce, &c. are familiar to all, and within the 

 limits of almost every member of the agricultural 

 community to- partake of its benefits, both for public 

 and private use ; and it is with a special reference to 

 these benefits, that 1 have been induced to make 

 these extracts public. 



CHAP. XIV. 



On Honey. 



This interesting chapter not only embraces the 

 subject of honey as the essential and component part 

 of all plants, as well as the food of Bees, and the luxu- 

 ry of man ; but also the subject of the honey-dew 

 which has so much excited the speculations, and in- 



