TO THB 



REVEREND L,. E. LANGSTROTH, 



THB 



INVENTOR OF THE MOVABLE-FRAME HIVE, 



THB HUBBR OF AMERICA, 



AND ONE OP THB GREATEST MASTERS OF PURE AND APPLIED 



SCIENCE, AS RELATING TO APICULTURE, 



IN THB WORLD, 



THIS MANUAL IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED 



BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



