THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



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WHKRE THK BEES WERE OBTAINED. 



The bees whose tongues I measured 



have come from Maine to Texas in this 



country, and I have also had bees from 



queens. I have not asked permission to 

 use the names of parties who were kind 

 enout^h to send me bees, and shall not do 

 so, except in one or two cases where I 



Cyprians from Mr. Frank Benton, Washington, D. C 



Carniolans— Queen from Mr. Frank Benton. 



17.00 17.15 



Black Bees. 



Apis Dorsata — Alcoholic Spec mens. 



26 00 



16.50 



16.00 16.25 



- Bumblebees. 



58.00 



4500 



50.80 38.00 29.50 33.75 



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imported queens from Germany, Italy 

 and the Isle of Cyprus. In several cases 

 bees were sent from the best and the 

 poorest colonies in an aipary, and I took 

 pains to obtain bees from those who were 

 advertising long-tongued or red-clover 



feel confident there could be no objec- 

 tion. 



RESULTS OF THE MEASUREMENTS. 



Blark Bees:— Only four lots of black 

 bees have been received. In one lot I 

 obtained a tongue reach of from 13 to 16 



