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thumb and finger. This will effectually destroy the egg. Fig. 9 

 shows the cells and the eggs remaining after such an operation. 

 While the destruction of half of the eggs will give nearly suffi- 

 cient space for queen-cells, still a little more room is needed, 

 though to one unacquainted with this method of rearing queens, 

 it does not seem possible to obtain it, yet it can be done in this 

 maimer: If the row of queen-cells, illustrated in fig. 10, is ex- 

 amined, it will be seen that the piece of comb to which they are 

 attached is curving or convex in form. By placing it on in that 

 position, none of the queen-cells when finished will be joined 

 together, though the bees will build a thin partition wall of wax 

 between the cell*; yet when separating them none will be in- 

 jured if a little care is used in doing the work. 



Fig. 10. Queen-cellt. 

 Size of frames to be used for cells. 

 The comb and cells illustrated in fig. 10 are the same as is 

 used' in a hive in which I keep a queen whose eggs are used 



