SIE JOHN LUBBOCK ON BEES, WASPS, AND ANTS. 233 



Transposed the colours again. 



At 8.35 slie returned to the blue, and at 8.39 went ; 



8.44 





j> 



55 







8.47 





8.50 





j> 



55 







8.53 





Transposed 



the colours 



again. 











8.57 she returned 



again 



to the blue. 



9 





9. 4 





j» 



55 







9. 7 





9.12 





■>■) 



>5 







9.15 





9.19 





j> 



55 







9.22 





9.25 





jj 



55 







8.27 





9.30 





j> 



J> 







9.34 





9.40 





j> 



55 







9.44 





9.50 





5J 



5) 







9.55 





Transposed the colours 



again. 











10. 2 £ 



ihe 



returned 



again 



to the 



blue. 



10. 6 





10.10 





j> 



55 







10.14 





10.20 





» 



55 







10.25 





10.30 





» 



J> 







10.34 





10.40 





j> 



55 







10.44 





10.48 





?> 



35 







10.51 





11.12 





3> 



55 







11.14 





1121 





>J 



55 





and flew about, having 















been disturbed. 



11.26 





» 



;> 







11.28 went. 



11.36 





55 



55 







11.40 





12. 5 came and flew about, but did not settle till 

 12.17. 12.17 went; 



12.21 came and flew about. 

 Though it was a beautiful afternoon, she did not return any 

 more that day. 



That bees can distinguish scents is certain. On the 5th Oct. 

 I put a few drops of Eau de Cologne in the entrance, and imme- 

 diately a number (about fifteen) of bees came out to see Avhat was 

 the matter. Eose-water also had the same eff"ect ; and, as will 

 be mentioned presently, in this manner I called the bees out 

 several times ; but after a few days they took hardly any notice 

 of the scent. Por instance, on the 17th Oct. I tried them with 

 twenty drops of Eau de Cologne, the same quantity of essence of 

 violet, of lavender-water, of essence of musk, of essence of Pat- 

 chouli, and of spirits of wine ; but they took no apparent notice 

 of any of them. 



