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me made in vast arid or sandy plains, sepa-
3J rated by a known distance from a fertile re¬
ligion.
Thus the question yet remains undecided.
But without pronouncing on the number
bf hives that any district can maintain, I
i ifehall remark, that certain vegetable produc-
/itions are much more favourable to bees than
jfcthers. More hives, for example, may be
)lcept in a country abounding in meadows,
and where black grain is cultivated, than in
a district of vineyards or corn.
: Here I terminate my observations on bees.
'Though I have had the good fortune to
j i make some interesting discoveries, I am far
nfrom considering my labour finished. Se-
rveral problems concerning the history of these
insects still remain unsolved. Experiments
which I now project may perhaps throw
ejpome light on them; and I shall be ani-
nmated with much greater hopes of success,
if you. Sir, will continue your counsels and
iJidireetion. I am, with every sentiment of
^gratitude and respect, Francis Huber.
Pregny, 1st October 1791.