. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 122 Messrs. C. Dawson and S. A. Woodliead on the he surmised that the outline of bee-cells might be primarily- due to the natural structure produced in cooling wax "^ (%. !)?. At the instance of Mr. Woodliead, who also recognized the analytical importance of such a discovery, we agreed to work out the details together in Mr. Woodhead's laboratory at the Agricultural College, Uckfield. It was first of all determined that, although the addition to beeswax of resinous substa
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 122 Messrs. C. Dawson and S. A. Woodliead on the he surmised that the outline of bee-cells might be primarily- due to the natural structure produced in cooling wax "^ (%. !)?. At the instance of Mr. Woodliead, who also recognized the analytical importance of such a discovery, we agreed to work out the details together in Mr. Woodhead's laboratory at the Agricultural College, Uckfield. It was first of all determined that, although the addition to beeswax of resinous substances gave a more pronounced and bolder outline to the hexagons, no such addition was necessary to beeswax for their production. If a thin slab of beeswax be melted in a shallow tray (measuring, say, 10 by 8 inches), which is evenly heated throughout and is then placed to cool gradually in a warm atmosphere without draught, hexagonal forms of the ordinary size of a worker-cell of the hive-bee will be seen gradually forming at the bottom of the dish ; and a similar line of hexagons will be seen to form on the surface of the wax round the sides of the dish where the wax first cools. The sides of the hexagon are to be seen forming and branching out in advance of the cooling wax, and when a portion of the wax in the centre of the dish alone remains melted the remaining crystals form very rapidly and almost appear to flash out upon the surface. The tray should be exactly level and the wax about * The specimens in illustration of this paper may be seen at the Laboratory at the Agricultural College, Uckfield, 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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