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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



good display of both comb and extract- 

 ed honey from clover and linden. It 

 was of excellent quality. 



C. F. Muth, Cincinnati. O., exhibited 

 honey in his several styles of honey 

 jars, and some honey cakes — in which 

 honey was substituted for sugar. They 



muth's honey jak. 



were delicious, and will no doubt form 

 a welcome addition to the bill of fare 

 in many families. 



There was also an excellent display 

 of English honey in several kinds and 

 shapes of jars, peculiar to that country, 

 which attracted much attention. 



BEES, LARV^, EGGS AND COMB. 



Dr. Worrall had one of his Centen- 

 nial Bee Hives on exhibition, contain- 

 ing a colony of Italian bees. As this 



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DB. WORKALL'S centennial HIVE. 



hive has all glass sides, many of the 

 "curious" ones spent considerable 

 time watching the busy bees. 



J. Ilasbrouck, Flat Bush, L. I., ex- 

 hibited a colony of Italian bees in an 

 pbservatory hive. 



Silas M. Locke, Salem, Mass., had an 

 excellent nucleus colony of Italian 

 bees, on exhibition. 



Geo. Atkins exhibited a curious 

 specimen of natural comb built in the 

 form of a horse. This was of consider- 

 able interest, as it demonstrated that 

 bees would work from a pattern. 



K. Ferris, Belleville, X. J.— an ex- 

 hibit of eggs, larva? and nympha of 

 Italian bees, also several specimens of 

 worker combs. 



IMPROVED AMERICAN HIVK. 



A. J. Kin^, New York— several speci- 

 mens of white and yellow comb foun- 

 dation, framed and glazed. 



J. H. IsTellis, Canajoharrie, N. Y. — 

 specimens of his new artificial comb 

 foundation — drone size. 



IMPLEMENTS FOR THE APIARY. 



Dr. Worrall's Centennial Bee Hive 

 (the only hive receiving the Centennial 

 award). It is a complete double hive; 



muth's honey EXTRACTOR. 



the entire inside is glass, which is a 

 non-conductor, covered by detachable 

 wood sides, between which is a dead 

 air space of over i inch, rendering the 

 hive of uniform temperature in the 

 hottest weather, enabling the bees to 



