. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Labium of Queen.—Original. a Ligula. d (I Paraglossa?. 6 Labial t Tibia. t s Tarsal joints. Part of Leg of QueeiL, magnified, after Dmtcan. p Broadened tibia and basal tarsus. empty, even though Siebold thought that each of the one and one-half million of eggs that a queen may lay, receives two or three sperm-cells. I think it is now proved that but one sperm- cell enters each egg. The eggs, which, as Girard states, do not form as early in the ovaries as do the sperm-cells in the organs of the drone, which are matured while the

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. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Labium of Queen.—Original. a Ligula. d (I Paraglossa?. 6 Labial t Tibia. t s Tarsal joints. Part of Leg of QueeiL, magnified, after Dmtcan. p Broadened tibia and basal tarsus. empty, even though Siebold thought that each of the one and one-half million of eggs that a queen may lay, receives two or three sperm-cells. I think it is now proved that but one sperm- cell enters each egg. The eggs, which, as Girard states, do not form as early in the ovaries as do the sperm-cells in the organs of the drone, which are matured while the drone is yet. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , George W. York & company

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