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and out of the hive, as if going to swarm, 
and in short, exhibited all the symptoms of 
bereavement and despair. Night coming on - 
they all went into their hive, ane peace and 
tranquility appeared to exist amongst them, 
Next morning, I observed they had laid the 
foundations of seven royal cells, having de- 
molished the three cells contiguous to each 
of those containing eggs or worms, which 
suited their purpose, and by. the next morn- 
ing, there were visible the rudiments of five 
more royal cells, all in quarters of the comb 
where before were nothing but eggs and 
common larve of one or two days old. The 
Bees paid all attention to these royal cells, 
and they advanced very rapidly. On the 
seventh day the seven first were sealed, and 
on the following day the other five were 
sealed. On the morning of the fourteenth 
day from the removal of the old queen, I had 
seven emerged from their cells, strong and 
active, and exactly resembling those pro- 
duced in the natural way; and on the next 
morning i had the other five come forth, 
