32 INDEX. 
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Mating, second 28 
Natural queen cells, description and number 9 
objections 11 
rearing 9-10 
Nomenclature in queen rearing " 11 
Nucleus, small, advantages, disadvantages, and use 24-25 
Nursery cages, different styles compared 20-23 
Odor of queen cell 13 
Patents on appliances - 11 
Perforated zinc for protecting cells _ 14 
Phenomena in mating 27 
Pure races, necessity 29 
Queen buying 8 
cells, completion 1 9-24 
introduction 23 
starting 11 
natural, description and number 9 
disadvantages 11 
rearing, artificial 10-24 
natural 9-10 
Queens, death in introduction into hive 24 
importance in honey production 7 
second matings - 28 
Queenlessness 10 
Requeening, frequency and necessity 7 
Royal jelly, effect on larvse 9 
in transferring larvse 13 
supply 11, 17 
Selection of drones 29 
Spermatheca filled on mating 27 
Stanley cage 21 
Supersedure, natural method of replacing queen 10 
Swarm box, description and method of use 16 
schedule 18 
Swarming J 9 
' ' Swarming impulse " 9 
Swarthmore nucleus box 23 
nursery cage 23 
Testing queens 28-30 
Titoff nursery cage 21 
Transferring larvae, methods and appliances 12-15 
in swarm box 17 
Tunisian bees 9 
West cell protector 21 
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