. The book of the garden. Gardening. 530 MISCELLANEOUS GARDEN STRUCTURES. the upper box, made to take off and on, for placing the glasses within the upper hive. This section is Fig. 753. made square, but it may be extended to any ;—Ga rd. Cliron. Fig. 753 repre- sents the hexa- gon box-hive; fig. 754, Uni- combe observa- tory hive; fig. 755, a stand with three hex- agon tops, for se- parate swarms; fig. 756, Dr Bevan's storified hive. For ample descriptions of these, vide Mil- ton's " Practical Bee-Keeper," 1st edition. As an exam- ple of an apiary suitable for a flower-g


. The book of the garden. Gardening. 530 MISCELLANEOUS GARDEN STRUCTURES. the upper box, made to take off and on, for placing the glasses within the upper hive. This section is Fig. 753. made square, but it may be extended to any ;—Ga rd. Cliron. Fig. 753 repre- sents the hexa- gon box-hive; fig. 754, Uni- combe observa- tory hive; fig. 755, a stand with three hex- agon tops, for se- parate swarms; fig. 756, Dr Bevan's storified hive. For ample descriptions of these, vide Mil- ton's " Practical Bee-Keeper," 1st edition. As an exam- ple of an apiary suitable for a flower-garden or lawn, we present fig. 757, which was erected some years ago Fig. 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 McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood


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