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:.’ BEE CULTURE .INVESTIGATIONS 
James I. Hambleton, Apiculturist, in Charge 
Jas. I. Hambleton, B. L. Sechrist, and J. E, Eckert attended the 
Root-Langstroth Memorial meeting at Medina, Ohio, an September 21, 22, and 
e5.. This meeting was held in honor of two of the pioneers in the history 
_ of beekeeping in this country, and drew the largest attendance of any simi- 
lar meeting in recent years. A notable feature of the meeting waS an ac- 
count of the recent trip made by Doctor and Mrs. %. F, Phillips, in visiting 
many beekeepers in Switzerland, France, and England. 
A beekeeping exhibit has recently been established in the Old Na- 
tional Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. The first section of the 
exhibit consists of a two-story glass observation hive, which has a 12-foot 
glass tunnel to the outside entrance. This exhibit was made possible through 
the generosity of the A. I, Root Co., Medina, Ohio, and Dadant and Sons, 
Hamilton, I1ll., manufacturers of beekeeping supplies. The colony of bees 
was furnished and installed by the Bee Culture Laboratory. The exhibit has 
received rather unusual attention and publicity. 
A new book on the subject of, beekeeping, entitled "Honey Bees and 
Fairy Dust," has recently been published by Mrs. Mary G. Phillips, the wife 
of Dr. BE. #. Phillips, It is intended primarily for children. The delight- 
ful manner in which the subject is presented makes the book one of the note- 
worthy offerings of the year, , 

_ TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATIONS 
S. A. Rohwer, Entomologist, in Charge 
‘Dr. A. Lutz, of Brazil, and Dr. M. Nunez -Tovar, of Venezuela, are 
preparing an extensive paper on the biting flies of Venezuela. In this 
work they find it necessary to send considerable material to the Division 
of Insects for identification. The mosquitoes are being studied by Dr. H. 
G. Dyar, and the tabanids by Dr. Aldrich; in this way many valuable speci- 
mend of biting flies of Venezuela are being added to the National Collection. 
In September Harold Morrison completed the» requirements for the de- 
gree of Doctor of Science, Bussey Institution, Harvard University. 
Beginning September 9 Dr. Grace H. Griswold, of Cornell University, 
Spent a week in Washington, during her stay consulting the specialists in 
the Division of Insects with reference to work on her problem, the insect 
pests of greenhouse plants. 
