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Foreign Publications -^^ 



British Bee Journal " 



Foreign Books ^^ 



Promptitude • 16 



Enthusiasm 17 



r^j^.iiT I. 



NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HONEY-BEE. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Bee's Place in the Animal Kingdom 21 



Branch of the Honey-Bee 21 



TheClassof theHoney-Bee 23 



Sub-Class of the Honey-Bee 25 



Order of the Honey-Bee 26 



Family of the Honey-Bee 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 



Ligwrian or Italian 42 



The Syrian and Cyprian Races 44 



Other Races 45 



Bibliography 46 



Valuable Books for the Student of Entomology.. 50 



CHAPTER n. 



Anatomy and Physiology .- 51 



Anatomy of Insects '. 51 



Organs of the Head 51 



Appendages of the Thorax 63 



Internal Anatomy of Insects 63 



Secretory Organs of Insects 72 



Sex Organs of Insects 73 



Transformations of Insects 76 



The Egg ; 77 



The Larva of Insects 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 82 



The Drones iqO 



The Neuters or Workers 107 



Glandular Organs 113 



CHAPTER III. 



Swarming, or Natural Methods of Increase 140 



