ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



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An apiary in Maryland Frontispiece. 



PLATE I. Honey bees 16 



II. Digestive system of bee 22 



III. Alfalfa (Medicago saliva) 64 



IV. Esparcet or sainfoin (Onobrychis satlva) 64 



V. Sweet clover or melilot (Uclilotus alba) 64 



VI. Acacia (Acacia constricta) 64 



VII. Mesquite (Prosopis j all flora) 64 



VIII. Blue weed or viper's bugloss ( Tellium vulgare) 64 



IX. Crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) 64 



X. Alsike clover ( Trifolium Itybridum ) 64 



XI. Bacillus al vei 112 



TEXT FIGURES. 



FIG. 1. Worker cells of common East Indian honey bee (Apis indica) 12 



2. Worker cells of tiny East Indian honey bee (Apis florca) 13 



3. Comb of tiny East Indian honeybee (Apisflorea) 14 



4. Worker cells of common honey bee (Apis mellifera) 15 



5. Ovaries of queen and workers 19 



6. Heads of queen and drone 20 



7. Modifications of the legs of different bees 21 



8. Head and tongue of Apis mellifera worker 22 



9. Wax disks of social bees 26 



10. Comb building, side of hive removed 27 



11. Cross section of brood apartment 29 



12. Use of veil and bee smoker. 31 



13. Manipulation removing comb from hive '. 32 



14. Manipulation tilting to bring reverse side of comb to view 33 



15. Manipulation reverse side of comb brought to view 33 



16. Manipulation examining reverse side of comb 33 



17. Quinby closed-end frames 34 



18. Box hive prepared for transportation 37 



19. Frame hive prepared for transportation 37 



20. An apiary in Florida 38 



21. An apiary in California 39 



22. Ancient Greek movable comb hive 41 



23. Dadant-Quinby form of Langstroth hive with cap and gable roof 41 



24. Langstroth frame showing construction 42 



25. Form in which to nail frames 42 



26. Lock-joint chaff hive 43 



27. Manner of nailing hives 43 



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