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THE BEE NATION. 
Such comb is called worker comb, and the thickness, 
from the openings of the cells on one side to those 
on the other, is about |ths of an inch. There will 
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Fig. I. 
also be found larger cells, ^ of an inch in diameter, 
called drone cells ( k, Fig. i ), and others of pecu- 
liar shape (f, g, h. Fig. i), instead of being placed 
horizontally, hanging with their openings downwards ; 
