. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. PKACTlCAli APlCTILTtJEE. 33. EXTRACTOR. Feeder.—A device for holding bee-food in such a way that the bees can readily take it without being drowned. '! ) The use of the words fertile, fertilize and fer- rertllize V tilization as synonyms for fecundated, fecun- Fertilization ) date and fecundation, is greatly to be regretted. It is true that the word fertilization is used by botanists quite generally to signify the process by which the pollen renders the ovule fertile, and there are a few instances, outside of works on the bee, in which the same wor
. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. PKACTlCAli APlCTILTtJEE. 33. EXTRACTOR. Feeder.—A device for holding bee-food in such a way that the bees can readily take it without being drowned. '! ) The use of the words fertile, fertilize and fer- rertllize V tilization as synonyms for fecundated, fecun- Fertilization ) date and fecundation, is greatly to be regretted. It is true that the word fertilization is used by botanists quite generally to signify the process by which the pollen renders the ovule fertile, and there are a few instances, outside of works on the bee, in which the same word is used to signify the act of fecundating the ovum in animals, but in the latter case its use is exceptional and, in the case of the queen bee, improper; because the word, if used in this sense, has two distinct meanings, and hence confusion is apt to arise. The word fertile means fruitful, and a queen bee maybe fruitful without having been fecundated. Indeed, we ordinarily speak of fertile workers, which are never fecundated. It is true that in both these cases, drones only are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phin, John, 1830-1913. [from old catalog]. New York, The Industrial publication company
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