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Foreign Books 
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NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HONEY-BEE, 
CHAPTER L 
The Bee’s Place in the Animal Kingdom 21 
Branch of the Honey-Bee.........0.. 21 
The Class of the Honey-Bee......... 23 
Sub-Class of the Honey-Bee...... - 25 
Order of the Honey-Bee.., 26 
Family of the Honey-Bee....sscscesscseeees 29 
The Genus of the Honey-Bee.. 35 
Species of our Honey-Bees 41 
Races of the Honey-Bee... 41 
German or Black Bee... 41 
Ligurian or Italian...... 42 
The Syrian and Cyprian Races 44 
Other Races.......... 45 
Bibliography ae — 46 
Valuable Books for the Student of Entomology 50 
CHAPTER IL. 
Anatomy and Physiology’.s.sss.sssssesorsedessseissressvcoessticasasersrsiansvraserversensesvensssisees BL 
Anatomy of Insects. a0 . w+ 51 
Organs of the Head.. 51 
Appendages of the Thorax. 62 
Internal Anatomy of Insects... - 63 
Secretory Organs of Insects. 72 
Sex Organs of Insects. - 73 
Transformations of Insects - 76 
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The Larva of Insect: 78 
The Pupa of Insects. - 79 
The Imago Stage...... 81 
Incomplete Transformation..... 81 
Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey-Bee. + 82 
Three Kinds of Bees in each Family 82 
The Queen Bee.....sesese sess neenaseseesacaesseeeaes 82 
The Drones 
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Glandular Organs 
CHAPTER III. 
Swarming, or Natural Methods of Increase.....cccsssscsssesssesssestsoeee sestevsensesetsevenes 140 
