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Appendix, 
and closely pressed by them, she must again be placed 
in the cage and not be set free till the following day. 
It is possible, instead of introducing a fertile queen, to 
place a royal cell at the top of the hive, between 
two rows of comb ; I have often found this plan suc- 
cessful. I may add that it is an easy matter, and by 
no means an expensive one, to obtain Italian queens 
direct from Italy. They are sent over in boxes at a 
very reasonable price, and if an accident happens on 
their way, compensation is made for such loss.^ 
* In May the Italian queens are from eight to nine francs each, 
and postage extra ; in September, five francs. They may be 
obtained from M. Mona, apiculteur, Tessin, Suisse, or from M. 
Celestino Spinedi, a Mendrizio Tessin. 
LONDON : PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET 
AND CHARING CROSS. 
