ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES. 



I'age. 



An ai)iary in Maryland Frontispiece. 



Plate I. — Honey bees 16 



II. — Digestive system of bee 22 



III. — Alfalfa {Medicago sativa) 64 



I\'. — Esparcet or sainfoin ( Onolrychis sativa) 64 



V. — Sweet clover or melilot {MelUotus alba) 64 



XI. — Acacia (Acacia constricta) 64 



VII, — Mesquite ( Prosopis juliflora) 64 



VIII. — Blue weed or viper's bugloss {Echium vuJgare) 64 



IX. — Crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) 64 



X. — Alsike clover ( Trifolium hybridum) 64 



XL— Bacillus alvei 112 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. "Worker cells of common East Indian honey bee (Apis indica) 12 



2. Worker cells of tiny East Indian lioney bee (Apis jiorea) 13 



3. Comb of tiny East Indian honey bee (Apis florea) 14 



4. Worker cells of common honey bee (Apis mellifica) 15 



5. Ovaries of queen and workers .' 19 



6. Heads of queen and drone 20 



7. Modifications of the legs of different bees 21 



8. Head and tongue of Apis mellifica worker 22 



9. Wax disks of social bees 26 



10. Comb building, side of hive removed 27 



11. Cross section of brood apartment 29 



12. Use of veil and bee smoker 31 



13. Manipulation — removing comb from hive 32 



14. Manipulation — tilting to bring reverse side of comb to view 33 



15. Manipulation — reverse side of comb brought to view 33 



16. Manijiulation — examining reverse side of comb 33 



17. Quinby closed-end frames 34 



18. Box hive j^repared for transportation 37 



19. Frame hive prepared for transportation 37 



20. An apiary in Florida 38 



21. An apiary in California 39 



22. Ancient Greek movable comb hive 41 



23. Dadant-Quinby form of Langstroth hive with cap and gable roof 41 



24. Langstroth frame — showing construction 42 



25. Form in which to nail frames 42 



26. Lock-joint chaff hive 43 



27. Manner of nailing hives 43 



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