LIST OF PLATES. 
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Frontispiece 
Movable-Comb IIlvo, with full glass 
arrangement ia 
“ XII 126 
“ XIII 
Plate I on 
“ XIV 168 
ii % 
“ XV IQ.) 
III 2S 
“ XVI '* si? 
iv 80 
“ xvi r o^o 
‘ V At 
“ XVII r 264 
" vi ;;;; 43 
“ Xix 288 
“ VI 1 68 
“ XX 8i2 
‘ VIII 72 
“ X X I Q>ui 
ix 88 
“ X ; 96 
“ XXUI 808 
EXPLANATION OP PLATES. 
PLATES I. to XI. inclusive, show the various styles of Movable-Comb Hives, and 
the Implements used in the Apiary. For explanation of these plates, see 
p. 8T1. 
PLATE XII. — Pigs. 31, 82. — Queen-Bee, of magnified and natural size. See p. 80. 
Figs. 88, 84. — Drone, of magnified and natural size. See p. 49. 
Figs. 85, 86. — Worker, of magnified and natural size. See p. 54. 
These Illustrations were copied (with some alterations) from Bagster . 
PLATE XIII. — Fig. 87. — Scales of Wax, highly magnified. See p. 69. 
Fig. 38.— Abdomen of a Worker-Bee, magnified, and showing the exuding scales 
of wax. 8ce p. 69. 
Fig. 89.— Section of a Cell, magnified, and showing the usual position of the egg 
1 See p. 44. 
Fig. 40.— Larvie of Bees, In various stages of development. See p. 44. 
Fig 41.— Section of a Cell, magnified, and showing Larva. See p. 44. 
Fig 42 -Worker-Larva, fully grown, and ready to spin its Cocoon. See p. 45. 
Fig. 43 — Worker-Nymph. See p. 45. 
Fig. 49. — A Queen-Cell of the natural size. See p. 62. 
I io. 50. — A Queen-Cell cut open, to show the unhatched queen. See p. 62. 
Fig. 44.— Eggs of the Bee-Moth, of natural and magnified size. See p. 284. 
Fiq. 45. — Larvaj of the Bee-Moth, fully grown. Seo p. 23L 
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