LIST OF PLATES 
PAGE. 
Frontispiece 
Movable-Comb llive, with full glass 
arrangement. 18 
PAG 8 . 
Plate XI 120 
“ XII 128 
w XIII 144 
u XIV IAS 
M II 5«4 
“ XV 192 
“ iri 28 
u XVI 216 
tt IV 86 
“ XVII 240 
“ V 44 
“ VI 48 
M XVIII 264 
w XIX 2S3 
“ YU 68 
** XX 812 
“ VIII 72 
“ XXI 850 
tt IX 88 
“ XXII 860 
“ X #6 
tt XXIII 863 
EXPLANATION OP PLATES. 
PLATES I. to XI. inclusive, show tlie various styles of Movable-Comb Hives, and 
' the Implements used in the Apiary. For explanation of these plates, seo 
p. 871. 
PLATE XII. — Fias. 81,82. — Queen-Bee, of magnified and natural size. Seo p. 80. 
Fios. 83, 34. — Drone, of magnified and natural size. Seo p. 49. 
Figs. 85, 80. — Worker, of magnified and natural size. See p. 54. 
These Illustrations were copied (with some alterations) from BagsUr. 
PLATE XIII. — Fio. 87. — Scales of Wax, highly magnified. Seo p. 69. 
Fig. 38. — Abdomen of a Worker-Bee, magnified, aud showing the exuding scales 
of wax. 8ee p. 69. 
Fio. 89. — Section of a Cell, magnified, and showing the usual position of tho egg. 
See p. 4-1. 
Fig. 40. — Larvre of Bees, in various stages of development. Seo p. 44. 
Fig 41.— Section of a Cell, magnified, and showing Larva. Soe p. 44, 
Fig 42.— Worker-Larva, fully grown, and ready to spin its Cocoon. Soe p. 45. 
Fig. 43.— Worker-Nymph. 8ee p. 45. 
Fig. 49. — A Queen-Cell of tho natural size. Soe p. 62. 
Fig. 50. — A Queen-Cell cut open, to show tho unhatehed queen. Seo p. 62. 
Fig. 44.— Eggs of tho Boo-Moth, of natural and magnified size. Seo p. 284. 
Fio. 45. — Larvto of tho Bee-Moth, fully grown. See p. 28L 
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