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EXTRACT FROM CALIFORNIA CULTURIST. 



fight with great fierceness, and with an incredible 

 adroitness." 



EXTRACT FROM THE CALIFORNIA CULTURIST. 



" During the last two years, we have heard a great 

 deal upon the subject of the introduction of the Ital- 

 ian bee, its superiority, in many respects, over the 

 common black honey bee, and the attempts made to 

 introduce it, not only in the Atlantic States, but in 

 California. There is so often a disposition to over- 

 estimate the advantages or value of introductions 

 from foreign countries, with a view of obtaining large 

 or speculative prices therefor, that we have watched 

 the progress of the introduction and culture of the 

 Italian bee, and commented upon such successes as 

 we could find available, rather than recommended posi- 

 tively anything from personal knowledge. We believe, 

 however, that the superiority of the Italian bee is no 

 longer questionable, even among apiarians who have 

 large stocks of the common bee for sale. 



" We take pleasure in introducing proof of this, 

 that those who may have been in doubt, may have 

 their doubts removed, and at once obtain this superior 

 breed ; just as the stock-grower would a superior 

 breed of horses, cattle, or sheep. 



"Apiarians of the United States are generally 

 aware of the persevering efforts of Mr. S. B. Par- 

 sons, of Flushing, L. I., to introduce the Italian bee, 

 and that his efforts have, in the main, been eminently 



