it . maining one, previously perfumed | allt he oil in i gseation When carrying out 
th e experiment, he replaced all the boxes by others, one of which contained the training 
pe ume, whereas in the others 23 different scents had been used. This experiment was 
repeated, when again eB different scents were offered in addition to that, upon which 
the bees. had ‘been trained. The. author watched for 5 minutes how the Pee were 
frequented. and obtained the following results: > . 
ae Oil of o “orange peel, Messina Ry eR 24, Marjoram, wild 
a Ee: ee Peete! 200," Ao. Savin, oi - 
2. Timeke: oil. ets seh 148 | 26. Verbena oil). ‘ : 
B 3. Oil of orange s peel, Mesciae Bae 27. Bitter almond oil, genuine 
BS (and experiment) . -. 2. . 120} 28. Cassie flower oil . ee 
By sRevsatdot TI pecan ee Coe Bees MOO Cassie (Extt ‘Guadi Latrobe ex- 
3 Ly Oil of ane peel, Spanish Se 60, ei tract from: pomade) . Oe 
(6. Spike-oil - . oe. See et Bye SOS Cypress oil . e Ons 
ee Orange Binscont (Extr. ade alco- ee 31. Tarragon oil | Lo. 
= holic extract from pomade).. ee Pas oe Geranium oil, Réunion aan Oa 
Pe ‘Cajuput oil 5 | 33. Cucumber oil. «Oe 
9. Orris oil, S38 eae co Se Jasmine flower, oil, a 
10. Lavender oil . . . mk: ; °5 | 35, Jonquille (Extr. quadr.; alcoholic ae 
a. Thyme othe. y. i Aa oa rae aa fy extract from poriade).” 0 
2 Marjoram, iliired PRES OAS SRY BG. Isime rela sek" at. 
13. Myrtle Sc Seale poe iti SOF Cherry: -laurel At een OB 
14 . Fennel, sweet. ee ah ates aie ‘ed 38. Clove. oil. i : ae 
415. er enony Mes Greet . heath gael pee Orange flower oil Pine st SO 
. Rose (Extr. quadr.; ee ex-. 40. Reseda (Extn. quadr.; alcoholic: ex- 
4 cs as tract from pomiade) Pie eS! : tract from pomade) . ; 
17. Eucalyptus: oil - oh Cee re EW Ie 41. Rosemary ik... 
g 18. Geranium oil (Grasse). Ug Ws Ai Sandalwood oil ic 
19. Peppermint oil - Me Ky OA AB Calery coll’ <) : 
20. Tuberose (Extr. ee alcoholic | 44, Mustard oil . 
ei extract from pomade) . sar tee ‘2 45. Staranise oil f 
. Basil oil, sweet. . . . . . . 1 | 46, Tuberose flower oit . 
. Citronella 5 pga ; 1} 47. Juniper berry ojf,. \. 
2. ‘Fennel, bitter . | Mi 48. Cassia oil a 
Secs ote. Oo S65) 
taess tables show ‘that the bees found out with remarkable certainty the smell 
‘upon which they had been trained and those. closely allied ‘to it, which entitles 
le to the conclusion that they use their faculty of distinguishing between different 
s ells. also in the selection of the flowers. On the other hand, the author lays 
stress ‘upon the fact that the bees did not distinguish with certainty between the 
training perfume and | some others which, although there is a similarity with the | 
training perfume, can be recognized or even erga a Mee the olfactive 
sense of man. — ~ 
There are, however, chemically well defined aromatics, the sthell: of which appears 
milar to the human nose, although they differ considerably in chemical composition. 
If If such scents were confounded too by the bees, it would point to.a certain conformity 
wi regard to the physiological foundation of perceiving smells in man and bee, which 
1S $ not at all selfevident in view of the different build of the ‘olfactive organs. The 
ults of, exhaustive Peep a ‘such couples _ of aromatics which in spite of 
at 
