7 APRIL 1928, Page 28

Mr. Canning Williams has' been a bee-lover for two genera-

tions. His devotion to these useful insects increases with the passing of years, and in The Story of the Hive (Black, 6s.) he has collected a series of very fascinating essays connected with apiculture. There is a delightful Chapter on the curious ideas of other times with regard to bees, and another on " Honey as medicine and food." Now is the time to begin reading about the cycle of the bees' year, and we have come across no more delightful book on the subject.

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