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child, or superannuated person can perform 
most of the duties of an apiarian. The cob- 
webs must be kept away from the immediate 
vicinity of the hive, and all other annoyances 
removed. 
The management of bees is a delightful 
employment, and may be pursued with the 
best success in cities and villages, as well as 
towns and country. It is a source.of great 
amusement, as well as comfort and profit. — 
They collect honey and bread from most 
tjfe kinds of forest trees, as well as garden flow- 
ers, orchards, forests, and fields; — all con- 
tribute to their wants, and their owner is 
gratified with a taste of die whole. Sweet 
mignonette cannot be too highly recommended. 
This plant is easily cultivated by drills in 
the garden, and is one of the finest and rich- 
est flowers in the world from which the 
honey-bee can extract its food. 
The Vermont Hive is the only one I can 
use to much advantage or profit. In the sum- 
mer of 1834, I received in swarms and extra 
honey from my best stock, thirty dollars; and 
from my poorest, fifteen dollars. My early 
