ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
I AM indebted to Gleanings in Bee Culture for 
the use of two photographs, permission to use 
several paragraphs from articles of mine printed in 
the magazine, and for the many courtesies extended 
by the editor, Mr. George S. Demuth. I am grateful 
also to the American Bee Journal for allowing the 
reprint of a few extracts previously published by 
them, and to Mr. F. J. Keeley, Curator of the Acad¬ 
emy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. , 
Lastly, I must acknowledge an unpayable debt to 
many staunch beekeeper friends, with whom I have 
had hours of interest and pleasure. 
Josephine Morse 
South Lancaster, Massachusetts 
