CONTENTS. 
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Grecian Hive, . . . . .168 
Lombard’s Hive, . . . . . 17] 
Bee-Boxes, . . . . . .172 
Huber’s Hive, . • • . .177 
Single-comb Hive, . . . . . 179 
On the Management of Bees in Spring, . . 185 
the Swarming Season, 197 
Second Swarms, . . . . . .201 
Third Swarms, ...... 201 
Virgin Swarms, ...... 203 
Artificial Swarms, ..... 208 
deprivation and Transportation, . . . 215 
General Honey-Harvest, .... 220 
Management of Bees during Winter, . . . 231 
Humble-Bees, ...... 239 
Common Humble-Bee ( Bornbus Terrestris ), Plate XIV. 243 
Lapidary or Red- tailed Bee ( Bornbus Lapidariu s), Plate 
XVI. Figs. 1.2 252 
Moss or Carder Bee {Bornbus Muscorum), Plato XVI. 
Fig. 3 253 
Donovan’s IIumble-Bce {Bornbus Donovandlus ), Plate 
XVU. Fig. 1 255 
Harris’ Humble-Bee {Bornbus Ilarriscllus), PI. XVIII. 
Fig. 1 256 
Bornbus Grandis . Plate XVII. Fig. 2. . . 256 
Apatlius Yestalis. Plate XVHI. Fig. 2. . . 257 
Apaihus Rupestris. Plate XVIII. Fig. 3. . 259 
Foreign Bees, ...... 260 
Euglossa Suriuamensis. Plate XIX. Fig. 1. . 261 
Euglossa Analis. Plate XIX. Fig. 2. « . . 262 
Aglat Caerulea. Plato XIX. Fig. 3. . . 263 
Centris Nobilis. Plate XX. Fig. 1. . . 263 
Centris Grossa. Plate XX. Fig. 2. . . 264 
Xylocopa Violacea. Plate XX. Fig. 3. . . 265 
Xylocopa Teredo. Plate XXI. Fig. 1. Male. — Fig. 2. 
Female, ...... 268 
Xylocopa Cornigcr. Plato XXI. Fig. 3. . 270 
Xylocopa {Platynopoda, West.) Tenuiscapa. PI. XXIII. 
Fig. 2 
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