Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/146 - The Swarm of Bees

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 * The Swarm of Bees
 * The square root of half the number of bees in a swarm has flown out upon a jessamine bush;
 * eight-ninths of the whole swarm as remained behind;
 * one female bee flies about a male that is buzzing within the lotus flower into which he was allured in the night by its sweet odour,
 * but is now imprisoned in it.
 * Tell me the number of bees.