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DESCRIPTION OF THE HIVE OF VICAT. 



the legs which are nailed to it ; g a groove to receive the 

 slider of the table represented in fig. b;bbbb are ledges 

 which enter into the notches c c of fig. 1 ; a a a a are ledges 

 which fix the covers represented in fig. 7 ; c c c c is the 

 opening made in the table of the hive in order to its being 

 examined and cleaned by means of the drawer fig. 5. 



Fig. 4, represents the under surface of the table a b c d ; 



Fig. 4. 



e is the forepart of it ; ft are the hollows of the preceding 

 figure ; g is likewise the same groove as that of fig. 3 and 

 cc the same opening as the preceding figure represents. 



Fig. 5. a, fig. 5, represents the 



drawer of the table ; b Bis a 

 linen slider intended to let air 

 in at the bottom of the hive ; 

 a is the handle of the drawer ; 

 b b are the ledges which serve 

 to secure it in the groove, c of 

 fig. 3 and 4. 



The accompanying figure re- 

 presents the entire hive com- 

 posed of its four boxes, aaaa, 

 bbbb ; of its screw rods f f ; of its table abed, the fore part 

 of which is marked e : the fore part of the hive is marked 

 f, and its mouth is g. The ledges of the table are marked 



