Vols. I and II of the “Api” (bound in one) came to hand in nice shape. Its make-up is far superior to bound vols. of papers and magazines in general, being free from advertisements through the body of the book. In fact one could hardly tell that it was a magazine as it has a strong appearance of being compiled expressly for book form. The mechanical part of the work is ahead of any volume on apiculture we know of, and of course the literary part is _par excellence_, coming as it does from such men as L. C. Root, A. J. Cook, J. E. Pond, Arthur Todd, etc., etc. No apiarist who wishes to be up with the times can afford to be without it. It is an ornament to any library. The snow is all gone, but with the exception of a few days the weather has been cold and May 1 and 2 it froze quite hard in the night. The winter has been severe. The loss in bees in this county is fully 50 per cent, yet what are left are in fair condition. Clover appears not to have been killed during the winter and I think we may look for a fair crop of honey if we can get our stocks strong enough to swarm in time. Wishing you success, I remain yours truly, C. M. GOODSPEED. _Thorn Hill, N. Y., May 4, 1885._ NEW YORK AND FLORIDA. DEAR SIR: Books, papers and “Apiculturist” received. Thanks. Owing to the continued cold weather in January and February the orange bloom is not at its prime yet at this date (March 11), so I will omit the report of its value as a honey producer until next month. The temperature for February was yet lower than for January. I have taken three observations daily for the two months. For January, at 7 A. M., average for the month 55.° At 1 P. M., in sun and cloudy weather, highest 78°, at 8 P. M., 54.° Extreme temperature, hottest, 98,° coolest 34.° For February, 7 A. M., 47,° 1 P. M. in sun, 79,° 8 P. M., 53.° Highest above 92,° lowest, 28.° Greatest variation during seven hours, 58.° February at 7 A. M., temperature only 7° colder; at 1 P. M. 1° hotter and at 8 P. M., 1° colder. January was very foggy and damp and much more uniform in temperature than February. Bees work every favorable day but no swarming in this vicinity this month.[8] C. G. FERRIS. _Sanford, Fla., March 11, 1885._ _EXCHANGES._ LIMITATION OF THE VISUAL FIELD OF THE WORKER HONEY-BEE’S OCELLI. BY THE REV. J. L. ZABRISKIE.[9]--The honey-bee is a remarkably hairy insect. On the head the hairs are dense, and of various lengths; and they cover every part, even the compound eyes and the mandibles. The antennæ, however, are apparently smooth, having only microscopic hairs; and a path through the long hairs, from each ocellus, or simple eye, directly outward,--to be described more fully presently,--is practically smooth. The ocelli are so situated that when the bee is at rest and the face vertical, they are directly on the top of the head, arranged as an equilateral triangle, and one ocellus is directed to the front, one to the right side, and one to the left[10].