22 BEE-KEEPINQ . ".HE OLD A^SD THE NEW. 



Of modern books ve have yot " Langstroth on the 

 Honey Bee," a work ■which will never be out of date to 

 those who delight to read of the honey-bee as a Christian 

 gentleman and scholar has delighted to write. 



Aside from its practical ralue, which twenty years have 

 failed to greatly depreciate, its perusal will impress all 

 with a more elevated sense of the wisdom which gave 

 this tiny insect a place in the system of creation. 



A recent contribution is the " Manual of the Apiary," 

 by Prof. A. J. Cook, of the State Agricultural College, 

 Lansing, Mich. Prof. Cook is an entomologist, and has 

 opened a field in bee-culture, hitherto comparatively un- 

 explored, in his clear and simple elucidations of the nat- 

 ural history of the honey-bee. 



The " New Bee-keeper's Text Book," by A. J. King, 

 is a revision of the old edition, written by N. H. and H. 

 A. King. It is small, compact, and valuable. 



" Bee-keeper's Handy Book," hj H. Alley, "Wenham, 

 Mass. This was published in 1883. It treats largely 

 upon Queen Bearing, in which branch of bee-keeping its 

 author has had twenty-five years' experience. He is one 

 of the best informed bee-keepers in this special direction, 

 and his book should be read by every bee-keeper. 



I have recently received a prospectus of a new work 

 called a "Dictionary of Practical Apiculture" by Prof. 

 Phin. I believe that the work will be reliable and of 

 extreme interest, as it treats of a department in bee- 

 culture which has not received much attention. 



I must not fail to recognize the aid we have received 

 from foreign writers in their books and periodicals. 

 There are probably no finer, highly-magnified illustra- 

 tions of the honey-bee, than those found in the " Anatomy 

 and Physiology of the Honey-Bee," by Michel Girdwoyn, 

 published by J. Eothschild, Paris, France. 



Mr. Quinby's characteristic benevolence caused him to 

 feel a genuine anxiety that bee-keeping should become a 



