DIALOGUE XXXII. 
WILD BEES. APIS MUSCORUM, OR HUM- 
BLE BEE. A. MURARIA, OR MASON 
BEE. A. CENTUNCULARIS, OR LEAF- 
CUTTER BEE. A. PAPAVERIS, OR TA- 
PESTRY BEE. 
MOTHER. Are you prepared, Lucy, 
to hear the wonders of the wild bees' 
nests : 
Lucy. Yes, mamma, quite ready ; but 
by wild bees, do you mean the large 
humble bee that hums about in the mea- 
dows ? 
Mother. That is one species, and we 
will begin with it; but there are a great 
many others. The apis muscoy^um* y or 
* From Muscus, moss. 
