time to construct, tlie entire work liad 

 been supervised by a lady, and from the 

 commencement to the completion not 

 a single word had been spoken, either 

 in directing its construction or execu- 

 ting the orders. Neither had they ever 

 before, nor will they ever again make 

 its like. He proposed, therefore, to 

 clear the saloon, and in consideration 

 of two shillings each to be dropped into 

 the contribution box of the Seamen's 

 Orphanage of Liverpool, (one of which 

 almost all steamers carry), to admit all 

 that might desire to see this Avonderful 

 exhibit. It is hardly necessary for me 

 to tell you that the little " cherry 

 crate " was again the admiration of all 

 beholders. The joke was enjoyed, and 

 that crate of honey thus became a silent 

 contributor to a great charity. 



There are several other incidents 

 quite as interesting, in her career, but 

 1 forbear mentioning them, fearing I 

 have already taxed your valuable space 

 too much. 



ENGLAND. 



Tlie display made by Messrs. Abbott, 

 in this department, is very creditable ; their 

 various contrivances are practical and 

 plainly show these gentlemen to be among 

 the leading bee-masters. 1 noticed their 

 celebrated standard hive and three others, 

 an extractor, a wax smelter, supers, »fec. 



Geo. Neighbour & Sons, whose fame as 

 bee-men is world-wide, made an excellent 

 exhibit, that was in keeping with their 

 characteristic enterprise. All their hives 

 except the " Philadelphia" are straw ones. 

 Althoiigh the display is large, exhausting, I 

 think, their entire catalogue, it was in many 

 respects a duplicate of their Centennial ex- 

 liibit, and contained little, if anything, that 

 would interest American bee-keepers 

 enough to adopt. Their observation hive, 

 in the CJiateau de V Insect, is the best for 

 tliat purpose that I ever saw. They exhibit 

 a Bingliam smoker with a slight alteration. 



FRANCE. 



Barat, of Aiguillon, has a working 

 colony of bees, in a hive constructed accord- 

 ing to his ideas of perfection, also honey 

 and wax. 



Be AL, Canonere, of Camnrai, has quite a 

 variety of most delicious mead and hydro- 

 mel, bottled like wine and handsomely 

 labeled. Such a display as this always 

 monopolizes considerable of my time, be- 

 cause they opened my eyes to new outlets 

 for American honey. I had to employ the 

 services of an interpreter, in order to ascer- 

 tain the particulars of its manufacture. 



M. Beau, of Mallly-la-ville, had a work 

 on bee-culture, also several straw hives, 

 filled with honey ; the same style as those 

 in use before the days of Huber. Bemem- 

 berijig that a tree is judged by its fruit, 

 after looking at this man's product, I could 

 only conjecture the caliber of his book. 



Widow Bufre, of Villers-sur-Condun, 

 makes a grand exhibition of honey and 

 beeswax, also numerous hives. 



E. Beuve, of Creney, makes that sort of 

 a display whicli never fails to attract the 

 masses, viz, live bees. These they had 

 working in one of their modern hives, so 

 arranged as to demonstrate practically 

 every good feature in their construction.— 

 They also introduced many little con- 

 venient contrivances used by them in their 

 apiaries. 



M. Deproze, from Reims.— The cham- 

 paigne made from honey, and bottled by 

 this gentleman, vies, in style and (juality, 

 with the best manufactured from the grape. 



P. Abadie Ferran, of Captiux, shows 

 some very pretty beeswax, cast into various 

 sizes of cakes, and done up conspicuously, 

 so as to attract attention. Their specimens 

 of honey have the appearance of old exhibi- 

 tion pieces. Their hives are straw, with 

 movable frames. 



Alberic & BoR, of Montigney-en-Mor- 

 vand, are represented by straw supers, 

 filled with honey, a drone trap, and quite a 

 neatly printed treatise on bee-keeping. 



Argans & Son, of Angerville, display one 

 barrel of candied honey, about the color of 

 our buckwheat. 



J. P. Arvilet, of Selogney, furnishes a 

 description of their method of cultivating 

 bees, and exhibits a collection of apiarian 

 tools, a few frames filled with honey, about 

 the shade of our basswood, besides other 

 samples of comb and extracted honey. 



C. A. Aube, of Carbreuse.— The contribu- 

 tion made by this gentleman interested me 

 very much. It consisted not only of honey 

 and beeswax, but a very superior article of 

 alcohol, made from honey. There were 

 many others who showed this kind of 

 alchohol, but tiiis struck me as the best that 

 I examined. 



E. Anmignons, of Berzieux, exhibits 

 apiarian implements, lioney and a swarm- 

 ing apparatus, consisting of a pole with a 

 bag on the end of it ; also some f umigators. 



Balet Bros., of Paris, make a brilliant 

 display of honey-producing plants in full 

 bloom. 



BOURDIER & MONTUNCAMP, of Mont 



Boyer, exhibits specimens preserved in 

 alcohol, of eggs, larv:e, queens, drones and 

 workers, artistically arranged, so as to show 

 every successive stage of a bee's growth. 



M. BuRGHARD, of Paris, exhibits an all- 

 metal honey extractor. 



J. N. Cayatte, of Billy-lez-Mongiennes, 

 manufactures vinegar, made from honey. 

 He had on exhibition a very superior 

 and wonderfully fine flavored vinegar; an 

 .article we might make in America. They 

 also have some very nice honey and wax. 



Charton Troissard, of Dampierre-de- 

 I'anbi.— Here we see another and feasible 

 way of employing honey. They have a 

 great variety of fruits preserved in honey, 

 also mead, hydromel and other kinds of 

 Hquors. All these were taking in looks and 

 lucious in taste. 



I might encumber considerable more of 

 your space by the enumeration, in detail, of 

 a hundred other minor displays in the 



