CONTESTS, 
PART I.*—NATURAL HISTORY. 
Chap. I. Of the queen-bee, drones, 
and workers . . Page ! 
II. Formation of swarms . .29 
III. Combats of queens ... 50 
IV. Reception of a stranger 
queen .55 
V\ Mode of raising a queen 58 
VI. Massacre of the males . 62 
VII. Observations on Farina 66 
VIII. New opinions on Wax . 69 
IX. Senses of bees. JQ 
X. Respiration of bees . . 87 
XI. On the Air of hives . . 90 
XXL Mode of Renewing the 
Air in hives ....... 92 
