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Foreign Publications 1^ 



British Bee Journal 14 



Foreign Books ^5 



Promptitude 16 



Enthusiasm 17^ 



FJ5.TiT I. 



NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HONEV-BEE. 

 CHAPTER I. 



Tlie Bee's Place in the Animal Kingdom 21 



Branch of the Honey-Bee 21 



The Class of the Honey-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 



Ligurian or Italian 42 



The Syrian and Cyprian Races 44 



Other Races 45 



Bibliography 46 



Valuable Books for the Student of Entomology 50 



CHAPTER IL 



Anatomy and Physiology 51 



Anatomy of Insects 51 



Organs of the Head 51 



Appendages of the Thorax 62 



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 100 



The Neuters or Workers 107 



Glandular Organs 113 



CHAPTER III. 



Swarming, or Natural Methods of Increase 140 



