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i'lu. 2. — Puzzle 1 ' ■ .' . , >i, w hai 



other luistukti is one uiakiui; ■ 



self: but this does not make it anj- moie 

 correct. When a person tells me that some- 

 thing I have done does not square with 

 scripture teaching 1 always say I am thank- 

 ful for this much, that my conduct does not 

 change the teachings of scripture. 



In Fig. 3 we have things as they should 

 be. Both men are seated. There is no un- 

 necessary energy expended in sustaining the 

 body, and the hands get to the work with as 

 little effort as possible. 



Some may ask, " Is not the narrow edge 

 of a hive-cover a rather hard seat? " Yes, 



I'-.C. ::, -<_,jiiilurtal.lr aiul cum riiiun l- im' \\a-l'jd 

 energy. 



but it is always convenieiil. and is better 

 than none. 



I have sometimes thought it would be a 

 good fjlan to have a light stool, like a milk- 

 ing-stool, with one leg, strapped behind one. 

 ^Vhen one is worlring all day in an apiary 

 it would be a great saver of time and trou- 

 ble. One could then sit down anywhere 

 without any difiieulty. There could easily 

 be a stool in each yard, or it could be 

 carried from yard to yard. 



Brantford, Canada. 



HONEYBEES AS POLLINIZEMS OF TROPICAL FRUITS 



BY JOHN W. LOVE 



The field of llower }iollination and tlie 

 relation of insects to vegetable biology is 

 as intricate as it is vast. It has its traps 

 and pitfalls for the unwary investigator. 

 like those contrived for flies by certain 

 ingenious varieties of orchids. Conchu«ions 

 regarding the inter- fertility of common 

 fruits must not be accepted unless based 

 upon patient, repeated experiments. With 

 the same caution we must guard against 

 accepting chance assertions made by bee- 

 keepers or fruitgrowers in regard to the 

 value of honeybees in the ])ollination of 

 tropical fruits. Their agency has been firm- 

 ly established among the common fruits and 

 vegetables of the temperate zone, but, un- 

 fortunately, not so firmly among the fruits 

 of the tropics, except the citrus. 



An article by Professor E. G. Baldwin 

 on the pollination of oranges was reviewed 

 editorially in the ]\farch 15th issue. Two 

 or three bulletins have been published by 



the Florida Experiment Station on the 

 pollination of citrus fruits, but these are 

 now out of print so far as T am informed. 

 Tliis is practically all the authoritative in- 

 formation on the subject. Information in 

 regard to other tropical fruits and semi- 

 tropical fruits such as bananas, coffee, ca- 

 cao (cocoa), cocoanut, figs, olives, and pine- 

 ap])les is very meager. 



The blossoms of the oi'ange may be pol- 

 linated by the winds; but, like apples, 

 ])ears, and cherries they are more effectively 

 pollinated by insects, chief among which 

 are honeybees. On dull and damp seasons 

 their presence is necessary for complete set- 

 ling of the fruit. A number of Florida, 

 ralifornia, and Porto Rican growers are 

 keeping bees in their orange-groves for 

 this purpose. The honey fi-om orange- 

 blossoms is most delicious, and has been 

 called "the honey of the gods." 



What is tnie of the pollination of the 



