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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



from the great profit to be made from bees. They find their own food and 

 only require a little attention. Beekeeping is specially adapted as a healthy, 

 interesting and profitable employment for women and suited to their tastes 

 and physical strength. I know a lady in Perthshire, who has managed a 

 dozen hives for three or four years during the protracted illness of her husband 

 with the greatest success ; and the Stationmaster at Struan told me he would 

 have left the service of the Highland Eailway Co. long ago had it not been 

 for his bees. One year with another he had received more from his bees than 

 from the Eailway Co. Then we have small farmers, who are often in the best 

 districts for bees, who could if they wished add bee-farming to their other 

 duties and make it pay well. Mr. Eaitt who was formerly schoolmaster at 

 LifF, began bee -farming at Blairgowrie some years ago, and he told me his 

 income has increased every year since. The Messrs. McNally, of Glenluce, 

 in Wigtonshire, are perhaps the greatest bee-farmers in Scotland, but, indeed, 

 all that is wanted is to get men and women of our own country interested in 

 this matter, as many in America, Germany, Switzerland, and France are, 

 and we would then be in a position to supply ourselves, or even export honey 

 instead of importing it in tons annually as I have shown you on former 

 occasions. 



HIVES. 



The question of hives is such a broad one that I prefer to leave beginners 

 in the hands of the various dealers, but will be happy to assist in any way I 

 can, those who may think of making bee-keeping a study either as a hobby 

 or for profit. 



Glasgow. 



PAPERS FOR BEGINNERS. 



By ROBERT GILLO. 



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COLLECTING AND SETTING COLEOPTEEA. 



Undoubtedly most young Entomologists commence by collecting butterflies 

 and moths, as these insects are, owing to their bright colours and larger size 

 superficially more attractive, but some may perhaps choose the collection of 

 beetles, or some entomologists of riper years may be about to take up this 

 special branch of the study. With a view to assisting such, I venture to 

 give some very simple and elementary information as to the collecting and 

 setting of British Coleoptera. 



