Intheph* S E C T I o Nj wppnt vphich 
have (as all the former Infeas ) Four Naked Wing, 
Seaton. 5. of Bees 
Number. io<. o.p> 
You have one of the great -fort of Bees^ ( called Bombi- 
In^ by the GreekS) Figured in the i Qsth. table. 
This Bee choofes moftly a deep and dry foyle 3 to 
hcufeins not a ftifTCIayj which wou*d not eafily be 
wrought into ; nor one two lightj and Sandy^ which 
wou*dbe apt to fall in : alfoa deepfoile they love? that 
the water may not foak thorough, and trouble them. 
In fuch an earth they dig holes, to breed in 3 fometiraes 
three, andfometimes three foot and a halPe deep, and a 
foot (quore wiihin : into thefe holes they carry fine, and 
dry Grafs, and cover that over with Wax,, no other- 
SroaU&ws coat t\iQ\xNefts with Clay; but thefe 
Bees make their Nefts t ranjparent^md full of holes $ and 
do coat them over, very neatly, with coverings made pf 
Wax ; that they may be fafe from Rain ; w hich might o- 
therwife foake through the Earth and get into them. 
In this Neft they make atheca^ or fmall CelL^ like the 
halfe of an Egg*)and thebignes of a Pea, divided in 2. parts. 
Every Bee lays 9. little Worms m this thecdy oxCelh 
ofthebigaefs ofa Maftard feed, but as v/hiteas milke, 
aid PdlucicL Then they (hut up this Theca^ that it may 
be 
