Their Method of Generation. 121 — 
near the Edges, and at the Bottoms of the 
Combs, and fometimes. from the Sides of 
an Honey-Comb, are ereéted {everal oblong 
-orbicular Cells, . of . great Strength, efpecially 
that Part which is-it’s Bafis, in which thete 
Princefles are bred.. That this Manfion is 
always about the middle of the Hive, was 
another of the Dodctor’s Miftakes,* 
Of thefe Royal Manfions. or Pavillions, 
a modern Writer fays there is.always one 
in every Hive, in fome two, in others three, 
tho’ but feldom. a 
But frequently have I feen thefe oblong 
Royal Matrixes or Pavillions in greater Num- 
bers; particularly in Odfober laft, no lef 
than feven or eight at the Bottom of one 
Comb; befides feveral in other Parts, tho’ 
few of them in full Perfection. Mr Purchas 
mentions nine ot ten, tho’ the Number is 
uncertain; in fome more, in others lefs. 
This Royal Cell I have examined, and 
found an Inch in Depth: Thefe are never, 
demolifhed. Into thefe Cells, Mr. Purchas - 
fays, is injected a fpermy Matter, inclining 
to yellow; wherein, and out of which, 
the Queen-Bee is bred, being both Mat- 
ter of Generation and Augmentation; and 
_ that fhe is at firft, (when fhe is vifibly any 
thing,) a perfect Bee, in Lineaments and 
Shape, tho’ notin Magnitude and Dimen- 
| fions, 
. * Dr, Warder, pi 43. tp. 44a 
