LLUSTRATIONS. 
PLATES. 
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An apiary in Maryland Frontispiece. 
Plate I. — Honey bees 16 
II. — Digestive system of bee 22 
III. — Alfalfa (Medicago saliva) 64 
IV. — Esparcet or sainfoin ( Onobrychis sativa) 64 
V. — Sweet clover or melilot (Melilotus alba) 64 
VI. — Acacia (Acacia constricta) 64 
VII. — Mesquite ( rrosopis juliflora) 64 
VIII. — Blue weed or viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) 64 
IX. — Crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) 64 
X. — Alsike clover ( Trifolium hybridum) 64 
XL— Bacillus alvei 112 
TEXT FIGURES. 
Fig. 1. Worker cells of common East Indian honey bee (Apis indica) 12 
2. Worker cells of tiny East Indian honey bee (Apis Jlorea) 13 
3. Comb of tiny East Indian honey bee (Apis Jlorea) 14 
4. Worker cells of common honey bee (Apis mellifera) 15 
5. Ovaries of queen and workers 19 
6. Heads of queen and drone 20 
7. Modifications of the legs of different bees 21 
8. Head and tongue of Apis mellifera worker 22 
9. Wax disks of social bees 26 
10. Comb building, side of hive removed 27 
11. Cross section of brood apartment 29 
12. Use of veil and bee smoker 31 
13. Manipulation — removing comb from hive 32 
14. Manipulation — tilting to bring reverse side of comb to view 33 
15. Manipulation — reverse side of comb brought to view 33 
16. Manipulation — examining reverse side of comb 33 
17. Quinby closed-end frames 34 
18. Box hive prepared for transportation 37 
19. Frame hive prepared for transportation 37 
20. An apiary in Florida 38 
21. An apiary in California 39 
22. Ancient Greek movable comb hive 41 
23. Dadant-Quinby form of Langstroth hive with cap and gable roof 41 
24. Langstroth frame — showing construction 42 
25. Form in which to nail frames 42 
26. Lock-joint chaff hive 43 
27. Manner of nailing hives 43 
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