CONTENTS. 2dx 



CHAPTER XIII. 



VACS 



A Tale of Destruction 53 



The Goose and its golden Eggs — The old Custom of de- 

 stroying the Bees — An inhuman and foolish System- 

 Thomson's ' Seasons.' 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 The Natural History of the Bee— Introductory . 56 



Some Knowledge of the Bee's Natural History necessary- 

 Observe everything, and have a Reason for all you do^ 

 Illustrative Examples of successful Observers and Dis- 

 coverers — Franklin, and others — Hervey and the Circu- 

 lation of the Blood. 



CHAPTER XV. 



The Natural History of the Bee— Continued . 69 

 The Classification of Animals — The Bee's Position in the 

 Insect World — Recapitulation, and Diagram. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 The Transformation of Insects .... 66 



The Egg, Larva, Pupa, Imago — The Provision of Nature for 

 Food for the Larvte of different Insects — Examples. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



The Natural History of the Bee— Continued , 69 

 The Process of Transformation from the Egg to the perfect 

 Bee in the cases respectively of Worker, Drone, and Queen 

 — ' Royal Jelly ' and its Effects on the Larva — The difference 

 between the Queen and Worker illustrated by that between 

 the Greyhound and Pug. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Structure oe the Bee adapted to its Wants . . 74 

 Examples of the same Adaptation to be found in Animals, 

 Birds, Fishes, and Man himself — The Leg of the Bee — 

 The Tongue— The Wings. 



