HISTORY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 57 



At present I shall content myself with believing, 

 that a sufficient portion of the seminal fluid to cause 

 the egg to generate is incorporated with it in its for- 

 mation. The eggs to produce drones or males, are 

 generated in or produced from the one side or branch 

 of the ovaries, and those producing females from the 

 other side. We find that the ovaries are separated 

 into two equal parts (according to Swammerdam, 

 after whom Langstroth copies), having no connec- 

 tion whatever, except that the contents of each 

 branch is discharged through the common oviduct 

 or passage. Over the outlets of the passages or ovi- 

 ducts opening from each of these divisions into the 

 main channel or common oviduct, the queen has full 

 control, and fully understands that eggs from the one 

 division will produce drones and from the other, 

 workers ; and the anomaly of drone-laying queens 

 arises from the imperfect development of that part 

 of the ovaries which produce eggs for workers. This 

 hypothesis may be incorrect, but I trust careful ex- 

 periment will be instituted by various apiarians, that 

 the truth may be fully and fairly demonstrated. 



THE WORKER BEE. 



The working or common bees are so 

 often seen, and have become so familiar 

 to almost every one, that a particular de- 

 scription may almost appear unneces- 

 sary ; yet for the sake of uniformity, I 



THE ^OEKEE. ^Jj ^ yQ ^ yQyy briefly. 



They arc less in size than either the queen or 



