xxii Illustrations 



FIG. 



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152. Heartsease 382 



153. Horsemint 383 



154. Locust 384 



155. Partridge pea . , 387 



156. Button sage . 389 



157. White sage 390 



158. Sourwood .... 390 



159. Sweet clover 392 



160. Tulip poplar 393 



161. White clover 394 



162. Willowherb 395 



163. American foul brood * 398 



164. The ropiness of American foul brood * 399 



165. American foul brood comb * 399 



166. Apiary in southern California which was practically destroyed 



by disease ... 400 



167. European foul brood * 401 



168. Apparatus for the shaking treatment *..... 405 



169. Gasoline torch * 406 



170. Wax-moth, in natural position at rest 411 



171. Wax-moth, male 411 



172. Wax-moth, female 412 



173. Work of wax-moth larvse on comb * . . Facing page 412 



174. Larva of wax-moth ... . ... 412 



175. Eggs of wax-moth laid on top-bar of frame .... 412 



176. Pupa of wax-moth . 413 



177. Cocoons of wax-moth . ....... 413 



178. Lesser wax-moth in natural position ..... 414 



179. Lesser wax-moth, male 414 



180. Lesser wax-moth, female 414 



181. Lesser wax-moth, larva 415 



182. Lesser wax-moth, pupa 415 



183. Hive stand to keep off ants 415 



184. Comb cut for starting queen cells by the Alley method . . 420 



185. Queen cells reared by the Hopkins method .... 421 



186. Swarm box for starting queen cells 423 



187. Pratt nursery . ........ 424 



188. Queen mating hive 424 



189. " Baby nucleus " hive devised by Pratt 425 



190. Queen mailing cage * 426 



