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of Von Hruschka. Two articles on that subject published in two suc- 

 cessive numbers, were hailed with delight and apparent sensation 

 throughout the United States. When Mr. Samuel Wagner, after the late 

 war of the rebellion, resumed the publication of fhe American Bee 

 Journal, a movement was made for consolidation, which resulted in the 

 union of the Gazette and Journal and afterwards appeared in Washing- 

 ton, D. 0., under the name of American Bee Journal and Gazette. Mr. 

 Van Slyke never dealt harshly with the supposed discoverer of new 

 facts in his favorite pursuit, but patiently put them to the test of practical 

 experiment, and so soon as demonstrated to his satisfaction, gave them 

 to the people through the journals of the country. He was an ardent 

 advocate of the truth of Mrs. Tupper's discovery of the posibility of 

 fertilizing queen bees in confinement, now so fully demonstrated, and 

 practised by Prof. Hasbrouck. 



Before closing this sketch of those who have rendered valuable service 

 to apistic science by their writings or other labors, we would not fail to 

 make honorable mention of J. S. Harbison, Adair, Dr. Metcalf, Prof. A. 

 J. Cook, Mr. A I. Root, Mr. T. G. Newman, all of whom have added 

 largely to the modern literature of this subject. While Harbison and 

 Eoot, with J. E. Hetherington, Adam Grimm, Doolittle, Nellis, Clark, 

 Hosmer, C. J. Quinby, T. P. Bingham, and a host of others, whose 

 names our limits forbid mention, but whose faithful labors are worthy 

 of all praise, have demonstrated, in the shape of tons of honey, the 

 entire correctness of the new theories of successful bee management 

 and to whom we still look for yet new discoveries in this fruitful field 



In mentioning names we make no invidious distinction, but urge all 

 to activity in developing the rich honey resources of our land as they 

 reveal themselves in the blooming flowers. 



