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and Blondelu, have both attempted to show from e;c- 
j)eritnents which appeared satisfactory to them, that 
the Bees jiroduced wax from honey only. M. Bon- 
net and M. Diichot have attempted to show, that the 
wax of the Bee is only an exudation of honey from 
the stomach of the Bee, and the scales of the body; 
and they cite as proof, the small particles of wax found 
on these parts of the body of the Bee. M. Ber- 
nard lie Jussieu, a man of science, has undertaken to 
show that wax forms a constituent part of farina, or 
pollen, by swelling the seeds of pollen in water until 
they burst, and disclosed an unctuous matter, which 
constitutes the wax of the Bee ; also, that aromatic 
trees and shrubs, exude from their pores, foliage and 
flowers, an unctuous matter, which is the genuine wax 
of the Bee. Instances of the wax-tree in Louisiana, 
and Carolina, arc cited ; but as these are wholly ir- 
relevant, I shall pass them over, and conclude as be- 
fore, that the modus operandi of the Bee in forming 
her wax, has never been discovered. The reality of 
bees- wax, its utility in common life, its advantages 
in commerce, iSic. are familiar to all, and within the 
limits of almost every member of the agricultural 
community to partake of its benefits, both for fiublic 
and private use ; and it is with a special reference to 
these benefits, that I have been induced to make these 
extracts public. 
CHAP. XIV. 
On Honey, 
This interesting chapter not only embraces the 
subject of honey as the essenti.d and component part 
of all plants, as well as the food of Bees, and the luxu- 
ry of man, but also the subject of the honey-dew 
which has so much excited the speculations, and in- 
