X CONTENTS. 



Chapter. Page. 



XIS. The Anger of Bees. Remedies for their Sting. Instincts 



of Bees, 406 



XX. On the proper Size, Shape, and Materials for Hives. Ob- 

 serving Hives, 429 



XXI. The Italian Honey-Bee, 440 



XXII. Bee-Keeper's Calendar. Bee-Keeper's Axioms, . . 458 



Appendix, 469 



Explanation of Plates, 481 



Wood-Cuts of Movable-Comb Hives, of various Implements used 



in the Apiary, and of Bees and Comb, . . . 493 

 Copious Alphabetical Index, ..,•... 510 



