TO THB 



REVEREND Iv. L. LANGSTROTH, 



THE 

 INVENTOR OF THE ilOVABLE-FRAME HIVE, 



THE HUBER OF AMERICA, 



AND ONE OF THE GREATEST MASTERS OF PURE AND APPLIED 



SCIENCE, AS RELATING TO APICULTURE, 



IN THE WORLD, 



THIS MANUAL IS GRATEFITLLY DEDICATED 



BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



