. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. 64 DICTIONARY OF the active agent seems to be a volatile narcotic, and in this case too, the term "fumigate" is proper, even although the fumes may be accompanied with smoke. Smoke.— v. To direct a blast of smoke on bees for the pur- pose of subduing or controlling them. Smoker.—An implement consisting of a small furnace in which rotten wood, rags, or similar materials are burned. The smoke from this slow combustion is blown on the bees by means of a pair of bellows which is generally attached. Smyrnian Bee.—A race of bees found in Wester
. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. 64 DICTIONARY OF the active agent seems to be a volatile narcotic, and in this case too, the term "fumigate" is proper, even although the fumes may be accompanied with smoke. Smoke.— v. To direct a blast of smoke on bees for the pur- pose of subduing or controlling them. Smoker.—An implement consisting of a small furnace in which rotten wood, rags, or similar materials are burned. The smoke from this slow combustion is blown on the bees by means of a pair of bellows which is generally attached. Smyrnian Bee.—A race of bees found in Western Asia. Said to be quite distinct and very excellent. Spacing" Board.—A board with grooves into which the end-bars or bottom-bars of the frames slide and are held firmly at the right distances apart. They are used when hives with movable frames are transported from place to place. Spat.—Unsealed brood. This word is properly applied to the young of the oyster and similar spacing board. shell-fish. It is not a desirable sub- stitute for the word brood. Sj>ecies.—To give a good definition of species, is a problem that has taxed the powers of the ablest scientists. Fortunately, for our purpose, all questions of origin, etc., may be safely dis- regarded, and our task is, therefore, so much the easier. Buffon defines a species as "a constant succession of individ- uals, similar to and capable of reproducing each ; Cuvier's definition is: "A succession of individuals which reproduces and perpetuates ; In both cases, the power to produce fertile offspring is a prominent feature of the definition. The main question of course is: How far may a series of individuals depart from the main type and still belong to the species? The fertility of the progeny has frequently been proposed as a test of difference in species; but, even with such an apparently simple and crucial test, it is not always easy to decide. Some kinds interbreed with muc
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