A Dictionary of Practical Apilculture Giving the Correct Meaning of Nearly Five Hundred Terms, According to the Usage of the Best Writers Intended Numerous Illustrations, Notes and Practic

Excerpt from A Dictionary of Practical Apilculture: Giving the Correct Meaning of Nearly Five Hundred Terms, According to the Usage of the Best Writers; Intended as a Guide to Uniformity of Expression Amongst Bee-Keepers; With Numerous Illustrations, Notes and Practical Hints

The compilation of the following collection of terms used in Bee keeping was commenced some years ago, when the author held the position of Professor of Agriculture in the Agricultural College of the State of Pennsylvania. We believe the first Lectures on Apiculture ever delivered in any College or Technological School in this country, and practically illustrated by bees and hives, were those given by the author, during the year 1867, at the institution just named.

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