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Morlot and others attempted to improve this hive, it never 

 gained favor with practical apiarists. 



The first person to adjust frames in a case appears to have 

 been Mr. W. Augustus Munn, of England. I have in my 

 possession a letter from Mr. Munn, dated November 9th, 

 1863, in which he states that the hive " had been in use since 

 1834." The first printed description of any of his hives ap- 

 peared in the " Gardener's Chronicle" for 1843. This article 

 was written by a lady, and signed " E. M. W." Its premature 

 publication made it impossible for Mr. Munn to secure a 

 Fig. 111. 



patent in Great • Britain. In 1843 he secured a patent in 

 Prance. The hive patented is fully described in his " De- 

 scription of the Bar and Frame Hive," published in London, 

 in 1844. There is also a figure (Fig. 111). I copy from the 

 work which is before me, pp. 7 and 8 : " An oblong box is 

 formed, about thirty inches long, sixteen inches high, and 

 twelve inches broad. One of the long sides is constructed to 

 open with hinges, and to hang on a level with the bottom. 

 As many grooves half an inch broad, half an inch deep, and 



