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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ August 23, 1864. 



from the accompanying cuts, but a few explanatory remarks 

 may not be wholly ttseless. 



Fig. I. 



The above engraving (Jig. 1), shows the hive in its usual 

 closed state, and it will be seen that it has an independent 

 stand, and is well contrived for protection against the 

 weather. There is no danger of its being blown over, and it 



Fig. 2. 



is furnished with lock and key so as to be safe from unneces- 

 sary disturbance. It is made to slant towards the entrance, 

 to facilitate the carrying out of dead bees and other useless 



substances. Traps for the bee-moth are made in the move- 

 able blocks at the entrance of the hive. A strip of cloth is 

 tacked across the front, so that the bees when they come 

 home heavy and clumsy with their load of honey may not 

 be bruised and injured by striking against a hard board. 

 Ventilation is provided for on the outside of the hive, and it 

 can be regulated without disturbing the occupants. The 

 ventilators are covered with wire cloth, so as to exclude the 

 enemies of the bees. Dampness is carefully guarded against. 

 The exterior of the hive is painted to preserve it from the 

 weather and give it a neat appearance. 



The second cut (Jig. 2), exhibits the interior of the hive, 

 which is so constructed as to give the bee-keeper entire con- 

 trol over the combs without injury to a single bee. It may 

 be well to observe that the accompanying illustrations pre- 

 sent two different sizes of the hive. Three sizes are made — 

 those represented are the medium and largest sizes. The 

 closed hive, as will be seen by the two sets of hinges, is double- 

 storied. The open hive is one-storied. The lower part of 

 the open hive, which may be considered the main portion of 

 this bee-dwelling, is fitted up with moveable comb-frames, 

 while above there is a set of boxes into which the bees can 

 be admitted at pleasure. The moveable-comb principle may 

 now be considered as fully established. All intelligent and 

 experienced bee-keepers regard it as a most valuable addi- 

 tion to the facilities for managing bees. The frames shown 

 in the cut are so made as to guide the honeycomb in a 

 straight line, and any one of them can be taken out and 

 examined without disturbing the rest. They save labour 

 to the bees, and give the bee-keeper full management of the 

 internal activities of his insect family. The comb may be 

 removed from the frames without cutting, and, if desired, 

 the honey can be taken from the comb, and it returned to 

 the hive to be refilled, or good pieces of worker comb may 

 be put in the spare honey-boxes. The condition of the bees 

 can be inspected at all times with perfect ease, the chambers 

 being enclosed and partitioned with glass. This hive is 

 adapted either for a strong or a weak colony. It can be 

 either swarming or non-swarming, as may be preferred. 

 Two swarms can be united in one hive, if it be desired. 

 Artificial swarming can be readily accomplished in them, 

 and the uncertainty of natural swarming may be entirely 

 obviated. — (Canada Farmer.) 



OUR LETTEE BOX. 



Nankin Bantams (Constant Header).— We cannot tell you where to 

 obtain the Bantams. We have seen none for a long time. 



Sultan Fowls {Ignoramus).— We fear we cannot help yon. Miss Watts 

 was the importer ot Lhese beautiful birds We fear the breed has not been 

 kept pure. 



Duck vino Game Fowls [Amateur).— We do not know the Red-brea>ted 

 Duckwinged Game, nor have we heard -of any. We lire not more enlight- 

 ened with regard to the machine you sp^ak of, we have neither seen nor 

 heard of it. 



Pigeon Unable to Stand ( W. K.). — Tour White Dragoon has probably 

 ruptured a small blood vessel on the brain ; rest and quiet will be best for 

 the bird ; and time may effect a cure by absorption of the suffused blood. 



Hives (F. S., Derby). — Flat- topped straw-hives, with a three- inch ho?e in 

 the top, are a.i good as any for ordinary bee-keeping and working supers. 

 The Woodbury frame-hive is the best lor scientific and experimental pur- 

 poses. 



Gold Fish (F. G. S ). — rlf there are plants growing in your bi.-in for the 

 gold fish to spawn ou, and ihe water is rot too cold from ihe fountain, the 

 fry will be hatched readily enough; the only fear will be of the old ones 

 eating them up. Perhaps the old fish after the ppawn is deposited might be 

 removed. 



Goldfinch with Elongated Beak i_£. G. S.).— You can pare the beak 

 of your Goldfinch with a penknife, or pair t*f tharp scissors, back to its 

 proper length; without any injury to the bird. 



LONDON MAEKETS.— August 22. 



POULTRY. 



We should have nothing to note were it not for the advent of Groo.se. 

 This year seems desirous to mute amends lor past shorlei-minRs. There 

 have seldom been so many in the market ihe fcrsl week as this ytar. The 

 quality is excellent. 



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