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One of the most interesting and useful constructions in the theory of semigroups was found by A. H. Clifford in describing semilattices of groups. Generalizing one arrives at the concept of strong semilattice of semigroups. In the paper under review the author provides a construction method for certain bands of semigroups [compare with \textit{S. Bogdanović}, \textit{M. Ćirić}, Proc. Japan Acad., Ser. A 69, No. 9, 357-362 (1993; Zbl 0811.20057)]. Starting with a band \(E\), a family of semigroups \(S_i\) (\(i\in E\)), two transitive systems \(F_1\), \(F_2\) of homomorphisms between the \(S_i\) (\(i\in E\)) depending on the left and right quasiorder on \(E\), an \(E\times E\)-matrix \(A\) with entries from the set union of all \(S^1_i\) (\(i\in E\)), a multiplication can be defined on the set union \(S\) of all \(S_i\) (\(i\in E\)) if the triple \((F_1,A,F_2)\) satisfies some conditions. Then \((S,.)\) is a band of the semigroups \(S_i\) (\(i\in E\)). Concerning the converse, only the so-called stratified bands of semigroups with identity are obtained in this way. The special case \(A=(a_{i,j})\) where \(a_{i,j}\) is the identity of \(S_{ij}\) (\(ij\) denotes the product of \(i,j\in E\)) yields Clifford's formula of multiplication -- for bands instead of semilattices. A large number of Corollaries which follow from this construction (containing also the Suschkewitsch-Rees Theorem) conclude this paper. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0890.00035].