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THE BEE-HIVES. 



delighted to have their work thus accurately sketched out for 

 them.* In practice it was found to be inferior to the tri- 

 angular comb guides. 



321. Pieces of worker-comb, glued to the under side of 

 the top bar with melted wax, were used successfully. But the 

 introduction of comb-foundation (674) has finally given us 

 the means of securing straight combs at all times, and it may 

 be used, for this purpose, in such narrow strips, that its cost 

 cannot be an objection. 



Fig. 68. 



MOVABLE FEAME WITH FOUNDATION GUIDE. 



322. As stated before (299), the frame that we use is 

 similar in size and shape to the Quinby hanging frame, a little 

 longer and a little deeper than the regular Langstroth frame, 

 fig. 68. The exact size of these frames is given in diagi'am, 

 fig. 72. 



323. All the parts of the movable frames should be cut 

 out by circular saws, and the measurement should be exact, 

 so that the frames when nailed together may be square. If 



♦This Invention should not be confused with that of comb-founda- 

 tion, made a few years later by the same distinguished Apiarist. (677) 



