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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- 

 an.u'ular comb guides. 



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

 (he 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 FRAME WITH FOUXDATION GUIDE. 



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

 similar in size and shape to the Quinby hani;in,<^' frame, a little 

 longer and a little deeper than the regular Langstroth frame, 

 tig. (>S. The exact size of these frames is given in diagram, 

 flg. 72. 



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

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

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



'This inyenticn should not be confused with that of comb-tounda- 

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



