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them to competent persons. The business of the gardener i 
seems naturally associated with that of the Apiarian ; and J 
practical gardeners may find the management of bees, for \ 
their employers, quite a lucrative part of their profession. \ 
With but little trouble, they can make new colonies, re- \ 
move the surplus honey, and on the appro.ach of Winter / 
prepare the bees to resist its rigors. 
