. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ' 694 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. a law radically different from that gov- erning the reproduction of insects with- out a first comx)lete fertilization, proves that parthenogenesis cannot be properly applied to the reproduction of both of the distinct species of insects. If " what is meant by parthenogene- sis now-a-days," as per Mr. Reepen, de- fined by Mr. Cowan, was not made legiti- mate until his rendering, then it is easy to explain the misapplication of the term as used in the " Dzierzon ; The Germans jumped to the conclusio
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ' 694 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. a law radically different from that gov- erning the reproduction of insects with- out a first comx)lete fertilization, proves that parthenogenesis cannot be properly applied to the reproduction of both of the distinct species of insects. If " what is meant by parthenogene- sis now-a-days," as per Mr. Reepen, de- fined by Mr. Cowan, was not made legiti- mate until his rendering, then it is easy to explain the misapplication of the term as used in the " Dzierzon ; The Germans jumped to the conclusion that because drone-bees, as it appeared to them, are procreated without a first fertilization, the term—parthenogenesis —applied equally propter to both distinct species. So now-a-days there are disci- ples of the old school parthenogenesists, and if Mr. Reepen is correct, there is at least one disciple of the new advent. Richford, N. Y. t«XZTTZia:TTTXZZXTTZTXX»ZZ»»T»»XrX3. Do not write anything' for publication on the same sheet of paper with business matters, unless it can be torn apart without interfering with either part of the letter. Rolling in the Honey. Bees came out of winter quarters here in fine condition, and are now rolling in the honey from white clover. T. J. Henderson. Poplar Bluff, Mo., May 18, 1893. Hard Winter and. Backward Spring. Bees did not winter very well in this locality. It was a hard winter, over four months without a flight. To make it still worse, we have had a very backward spring. Israel Overuolt. South Cayuga, Ont., May 13, 1893. Six Months in the Cellar. This is the 3rd of May, and our bees are not all taken from the cellar yet. I put my bees into the cellar about Nov. lOtb, and none of them have been out since, and there has not been a suitable day to put them out for the last three weeks. This makes about six months' confinement. Mauston, Wis. Frank McNay. Good Record for a Hard Winter. I have added another winter's experience wit
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