378 EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



24|" x 10" x %"; notch out of one corner of each, to receive por- 

 tico roof, 4" on the length of the pieces x 2" deep, and ^j" 

 from the unnotched edge of each piece, make a groove to receive 

 the bottom, -^" square. Gage 4" on from the notched ends, and 

 across the side pieces (c), for a line by which to set the outside of 

 the front, which should come i" below the upper edges of the 

 sides, (d) Ledges around sides and rear end of hive-body, nailed 

 thereon 1J" down from top edge; two pieces, 20f" x #" x ", and 

 one piece, I7|"x"xi". (e) Roof of portico, I7i"x4"x", 

 beveled off from i" thick at front edge, back 2t" to full thick- 

 ness, front edge rounded over from upper side only. * One 

 piece, 1 5i" x 1 i" x ", nailed to the upper side of (e) flush with its 

 rear edge, and in the centre of its length. Cover for hive, 

 25t"xl9"x", tongued and grooved together, and rain-grooved, 

 the grain of the wood running front and rear of the hive. 

 Cleats for cover, two pieces, 19" x If" x i", nailed on the under 

 side of cover, flush with the ends. Observing-glass at rear of 

 hive, 14"x5" ; an outer glass of the same size can be used, if 

 desired, for additional protection in Winter. Shutter over 

 glass, 14"x#"x5i" wide outside, and 5|" wide inside, the bevel 

 being made on the upper edge. Clamps on this shutter, two 

 pieces, 5i" x 14" x ". nailed upon outside, each projecting J" over 

 the end of the shutter, to cover the open joints. A piece, 14i"x 

 2|" x ", is nailed to a piece, 15" x 11" x ", centrally with re- 

 gard to length, and so that one edge of both will be flush with 

 each other. The ends of the longest piece are made dove-tailing, 

 to fit in the sides (c), as shown in Fig. 16, p. 44 : the lower or 

 flush edges of both pieoes coming V above the bottom-board. The 

 lower outer corner of this sash-rail, and the upper outer corner 

 of the bottom-board, may be rabbeted a little to receive a covering 

 of wire cloth, and the ventilator so formed may be furnished with 

 a button slide arrangement, similar to those shown in the Fig., p. 

 13.f The upper sash rail is made up of a piece, 14V' x If" x ", 



* Those parts marked with a ( ), are not lettered In any of the Figures. 



t The ventilating passage may be closed by a strip of wood which nearly fills it, 

 and this may be kept in place by the button which confines the shutter. The 

 objection to this is, that the bees would be very apt to stick the strip fast with 

 propolis within the ventilating passage. Mr. Wheaton uses no back ventilator, 



