HIVE-BEES. 119 



an inch in length, about two-thirds of a cell, or two 

 lines, high, and declining towards the extremities. 

 We have seen other foundation walls from an inch 

 to an inch and a half long, the form being always 

 the same; but none ever of greater height. 



"The vacuity in the centre of the cluster had per- 

 mitted us to discover the first manoeuvres of the 

 bees, and the art with which they laid the foundations 

 of their edifices. However, it was filled up too soon 

 for our satisfaction ; for workers collecting on both 

 faces of the wall obstructed our view of their further 

 operations*." 



Curtain <«/ /tfi*.« w Aerj.-(Spe p. 1U.) 

 p. 358. 



