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film again appears, disappearing as shortly as before. Last summer, this 
“storm-cap” was often to be seen, and how much foul weather succeeded I 
well remember. So confident do I feel in this little warning cloud, that I 
should entertain no fear of foretelling in this my letter, the threatening wea¬ 
ther within 24 to 48 hours, and invite the editor to testify the reality by a 
note. 
4. —The Honey Bee. By E. Bevan, M.D. 12mo. 9s.^ 
Comparative advantages of JVooden Boxes and Straw Hives. —Most of the wri¬ 
ters who have instituted a comparison between hives and boxes, have decided in 
favour of the former. But it is to be recollected that when forminjr this decision 
these writers have always had in their minds, an out-door apiary, for which situ¬ 
ation, on account of their exposure to the variations of temperature, and the 
alternation of draught and moisture, straw hives possess advantages over Avooden 
boxes:—they are not so soon affected by a hot and dry, or by a moist atmosphere; 
they do not part so much with their heat, in winter, nor admit so much in summer; 
straw being, in the language of the chemists, a bad conductor of heat. Being 
much cheaper than any others, straw hives are of course chosen by the cottagers. 
Upon the storifying system, and with the advantage of a bee-house, I think wooden 
boxes have a great superiority over straw hives; they are more firm and steady; 
better suited for observing the operations of the bee, through the glass windows in 
the back and sides, and less liable to harbour moths, spiders, and other insects. 
They permit the combs, at the period of deprivation, to be more easily seperated 
from the sides and tops, and if Avell made, have a much neater appearance than 
.straw hives. 
5. —British Entomology; By John Curtis, F.L.S. Monthly 
numbers. 8vo. 4^s.Qd. coloured. 
No. 93, FOR Sfptember, Contains, 
Laperus Brasssicce. —Order Coleoptera^ Family Galerueidce. —It is found from 
the middle of June to the middle of August, on furze. The plant is Orchis 
Morio, (Meadow Orchis.) Of the same Order and Family, Galeruca Vibur- 
ni. It is found from June to the middle of August, in sandy places, and in 
dry woods; it is also said to be found upon the Guelder Rose {Idhurnum 
Op7dus.) The plant is Veronica SerpyttifoUay (Smooth Speedwell.) Trochi- 
Ihnn Bemheciformcy the Lunar Hornet Moth, and Trochilium ApiformCy the 
Hornet Moth.—Order Lepidopteray Family Spingidicc. —“The larvae of the for¬ 
mer feeds on the wood of the Sallow, (Satix Caprcea,') in the heart of w'hich 
it spins itself up in November, but does not change to a pupa till May follow¬ 
ing. The fly comes out in the middle of July.”— Lewin. The larvai of the 
latter, feed under the bark of poplar and aspen trees, near the bottom; changed 
to pupae in April, the fly appears in June. The plant is Cerastinni Viscosn/n, 
(Narrow-leaved Mouse-Ear.) Hylceus DUutatns. —Order Hymenoptera, Family 
Andrenidae. —This insect is black, and rather shining ; it is found at the end of 
June. The plant is Reseda Luteolay (Weld or Wold.) 
• This interesting little volume was published in 1827, which excludes it from our Reviews; 
however, it will be but doing justice to the valuable labours of the scientific and intelligent 
author, Dr. Revan, to state, that we find it full of important information relative to the Na¬ 
tural History, Bhisiology, and Management, of Bees; and we are satisfied he luis spared no 
pains to render it a work well calculated for a guide to every admirer of those interestiuj crea¬ 
tures.- Conductors, 
