. The bee people. Bees. XX. BOMBUS, THE BUMBLE-BEE. A PIS MELLIFICA is not the only ^"^ honey-bee in this country. Indeed, she is not even a native of Amer- ica, but was brought over from Europe more than two hundred years ago. The bumble-bees, like the Indians, belong to America. They were here when Columbus discovered the New World. Red ciover. There are a great many bum- ble-bees in different parts of the world, and more than sixty species in North America. The habits of them all are very much alike, however, so if we make the acquaintance of one, we shall know something of all. 163. P
. The bee people. Bees. XX. BOMBUS, THE BUMBLE-BEE. A PIS MELLIFICA is not the only ^"^ honey-bee in this country. Indeed, she is not even a native of Amer- ica, but was brought over from Europe more than two hundred years ago. The bumble-bees, like the Indians, belong to America. They were here when Columbus discovered the New World. Red ciover. There are a great many bum- ble-bees in different parts of the world, and more than sixty species in North America. The habits of them all are very much alike, however, so if we make the acquaintance of one, we shall know something of all. 163. 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 Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858- [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and company
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