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BELL GLASSES. 



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above heading applies. Of the stricter bell-form, rounded 

 at the top, we have three sizes : — 



To contain lolb., lo inches high, 7 inches wide. 

 To contain 51b. , 7 inches high, 5 \ inches wide. 

 To contain 31b. , 5 inches high, 4 inches wide. 



These bell glasses are used in the hives before de- 

 scribed. The largest is for Nutt's hive ; the middle- 

 sized is for our improved cottage hive ; the smallest 

 glass is so very small that it is not often used, and we 

 do not recommend it. Bees will generally fill a^middle- 

 sized glass quite as soon as one so small as this. 



The next figures exhibit what are known as "Taylor's 



Glasses." They were introduced by Mr. Taylor, and are 

 recommended as preferable to deep narrow glasses. 

 The drawings will show that they are straight at the 



