. Manual of the apiary. Bees. MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 279 Morlot and others attempted to improve this hive, it never gained favor with practical apiarists. The first person to adjust frames in a case appears to have been Mr. W. Aiigustus Munn, of England. I have in my possession a letter from Mr. Munn, dated November 9th, 1863, in which he states that the hive " had been in use since ; The first printed description of any of his hives ap- peared in the " Gardener's Chronicle" for 1843. This article was written by a lady, and signed " E. M. ; Its premature pub
. Manual of the apiary. Bees. MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 279 Morlot and others attempted to improve this hive, it never gained favor with practical apiarists. The first person to adjust frames in a case appears to have been Mr. W. Aiigustus Munn, of England. I have in my possession a letter from Mr. Munn, dated November 9th, 1863, in which he states that the hive " had been in use since ; The first printed description of any of his hives ap- peared in the " Gardener's Chronicle" for 1843. This article was written by a lady, and signed " E. M. ; Its premature publication made it impossible for Mr. Munn to secure a Fig. patent in Great Britain. In 1843 he secured a patent in France. The hive patented is fully described in his " De- scription of the Bar and Frame Hire," published in London, in 1844. There is also a figure (Fig. 111). I copy from the work which is before me, pp. 7 and 8 : " An oblong box is formed, about thirty inches long, sixteen inches high, and twelve inches broad. One of the long sides is constructed to open with hinges, and to hang on a level with the bottom. As many grooves half an inch broad, half an inch deep, and. 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. , T. G. Newman
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