Transcriber Note Text emphasis denoted by _Italics_ and =Bold=. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. _From_ The Journal of Horticulture, February 28, 1865. Mr. Neighbour says in his preface: "We are so frequently applied to for advice oil matters connected with bees and bee-hives, that it seemed likely to prove a great advantage to our correspondents and ourselves if we could point to a 'handy book' of our own which should contain full and detailed replies sufficient to meet all ordinary inquiries." Keeping this object steadily in view, the writer describes the various hive's and apiarian apparatus manufactured by his firm, pointing out the various advantages claimed for them, and giving ample directions for their use. When we add that the author expresses his acknowledgments to Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Taylor, the illustrious Huber and Mr. Langstroth, it may readily be imagined that the information derived from such sources must in the main be correct, and that Mr. Neighbour, in addition to the strictly business portion of his work, has been enabled to impart to his readers a very considerable amount of sound instruction on most points of Apiarian management. _From_ The Journal of Horticulture, May 29, 1866. Mr. Neighbour's book, the first edition of which was noticed by us in February 1865, now makes its appearance in a new guise, being reduced from demy 8vo. to crown 8vo., whilst the number of its pages is increased from 134 to 274, with but a slight increase in price. In addition to a description of the various hives and apiarian apparatus sold by the well-known firm of which the author is a member, it contains a considerable amount of generally accurate information compiled from the best authorities; Mr. Woodbury's contributions to our pages being in particular heavily drawn upon. A new feature in this edition is a couple of steel plates illustrative of the anatomy of the bee, engraved by Mr. E. W. Robinson with his customary ability; embracing also coloured delineations of the three sexes of the Ligurian or Italian variety of honey-bee. . . . Mr. Neighbour possesses a very great advantage over a mere compiler, in that he himself is a practical bee-keeper, and divers anecdotes of his experiences are related by him in a light and amusing manner. For this reason also the information conveyed in his pages is, as we have already stated, very generally correct. Athenæum, August 19, 1865.