CHAPTER XIII. 
RACES. 
Necessary Qualities of Bees for Profit — Crosses — 
Fertilisation in Confinement : Experiments upon 
— The Genus Apis : its Natural and Artificial Dis- 
tribution — Species Mellifica : Characteristics of — 
Species Ligustica : Colour Bands of ; Character- 
istics of — Cyprians : their Introduction ; Charac- 
teristics of ; Temper of — Carniolan^ or Hungarian 
Bees — Crosses Naturally Breed Out Drone Element 
— Ligurianising — Albino Bees — Species Fasciata^ 
Adansonii, Unicolor ^ Cajfra, Scutellata, Nigri- 
tarum^ Indica^ The B hoot an Bee, Dor sat a, El ore a — 
Stingless Bees. 
The species and varieties of the hive bee, with their 
geographical distribution, would require a volume for 
their complete treatment ; here, therefore, we must be 
content with such a summary as may guide the bee- 
keeper in making a choice of stock, so that his 
capital and labour may yield him the best possible 
return. Bees with marked energy, unquenchable 
industry, and great powers of endurance, are evidently 
necessary if conspicuous success is to be achieved ; 
