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V. — Holy Land. The Holy Land, or as the natives call 

 them, the Holy Bees, are found in Palestine, south of Mount 

 Carmel. They are marked like the Cyprians, but their hair is 

 so light in colour they appear to be beautifully striped. Their 

 size is smaller than Italians but larger than Cyprians. They are 

 very active and far flying, most wonderful cell builders, and get 

 honey from red clover ; but they are ready to sting, become 

 furious at the least smoke, and run off their combs when one is 

 lifted from the hive. 



VI. — Tunisian. Tunis, on the North of Africa, has a peculiar 

 race of bees. They are the same in size as the Cyprian and 

 Syrian, but their colour is dark brown — even darker than the 

 common Black or Brown. They are active workers, keep on 

 the combs when being handled, and bear smoke better than 

 other Eastern races ; but they are liable to attack a person 

 coming near them, even though not interfered with. 



VII. — Carniolan. The Carniolan bees are natives of 

 Carniola, in South Austria. They are longer and thicker than 

 the Black or Brown, being the largest domesticated European 

 bee. The colour is a rich dark brown, nearly black, while each 

 ring of the abdomen is clearly marked by whitish grey hairs 

 giving it a silvery look. They are equal to Italians in honey 

 gathering, fecundity, and hardiness, while they are of a most 

 remarkably gentle disposition, never attacking the manipulator 

 except when treated with improper roughness. 



VIII. — Hungarian. The bees peculiar to Hungary are the 

 size of, but far blacker than, the common Browns. They are 

 very fair honey gatherers, and as gentle as Italians, but their 

 propensity to swarm renders them unprofitable. 



IX. — Egyptian. The Egyptian bees are like Syrians in size, 

 but quite yellow like the Italians. They abound, both wild 

 and in domestication, along the valley of the Nile, and while 

 famed for good honey gathering qualities, are without exception 

 the most ferocious bees known outside of India. 



X. — South African. There is an excellent race of bees both 

 wild and hived in the Cape Colony, which it is to be hoped will 



