LIST OF PLATE 



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 ...264 

 ... 283 

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 ... 850 

 ,.. 860 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATES L to XL inclusive, show the Tarions styles of Movable-Oomb Hives, and 

 the -Implements used in the Apiary. For explanation of these plates, see 

 p. an. 

 PLATE XII.— Figs. 81, 82.— Qneen-Bee, of magnified and natural size. See p. 80. 

 Figs. 83, 84. — ^Drone, of magnified and natural size. See p. 49. 

 Figs. 85, 86. — Worker, of magnified and natural size. See p. 54. 

 These Illustrations were copied (with some alterations) from Baffster. 

 PLATE Xni.— Fig. 8T.— Scales of Wax, highly magnified. See p. 69. 

 Fig. 38.— Abdomen of a "Worker-Bee, magnified, and showing the exuding scales 



of wax. See p. 69. 

 Fig. 89. — Section of a Cell, magnified, and showing the usual position of the eg$ 



See p. 44. 

 Fig. 40. — ^Larvae of Bees, in various stages of development. See p. 44, 

 K Fig 41. — Section of a Cell, magnified, and showing Larva. See p. 44* 



Fm 42. — Worker-Larva, fully grown, and ready to spin its Cocoon. See p. 4^ 



Fig. 43,— Worker-Nymph. Sec p. 45. 



Fig. 49. — A Queen-Cell of the natural size. See p. 62. 



Fig. 50. — A Queen-Cell cut open, to show the unhatched queen. See p. 62. 



Fig. 44.— Eggs of the Bee-Moth, of natural and maguifiecl size. See p. 284. 



Fig. 46.— LarvsB of the Bee-Moth, fully grown. See p. 231. 



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