NEW 

 IDEAS 



Contained in 



t^OOT'S 



CATRbOG 



FOR 1903 





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THE 



A. I. ROOT CO I 



riedina, Ohio. 



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The New D^nzenbzvK^r Nail- 

 less Cov^r. This is one which we 



l)elicvt: will liecoiiie very popular. It is a re- 

 versible flat cover. Ttie ffiit cover is pre- 

 ferred by matiy large bee-keepers. It isniet- 

 al-bouiui and already put together before 

 leaving the factory.' See catalog for illus- 

 tration. This can be ordered for our regular 

 Dovetailed hive either is-frame or lo-franie. 

 Investigate the merits of this cover before 

 placing your order. 



Th^ "A" Bottorp Boar«J. This is 



something entirely new this season. It con- 

 sists of a 2'A-inch vim with a tiltitig floor- 

 board, allowing an adjustment of depth of 

 entrance to siiit season or individual prefer- 

 ence of user. This bottom will also be found 

 very valuable in cellar- wintering, and for 

 moving bees there is nothing equals it for 

 convenience andsafetj-, Mr. K. A. Salisbury, 

 of .Syracuse, N. Y., a bee-keeper and supply- 

 dealer of over 25 years' experience, says; 

 "The new style 'A' bottom can not he heat. 

 We j)ut up one, and it is the thing. 



Gerrpan Wax-pr?SS. This we've 

 improved since a year ago, placing a heavj' 

 oak cross-arm above in place ol cover-plates. 

 We believe il is perfect in construction. 



Cornell SrpoKer for 1903 has a new 



nozzle which is not inclined to topple over 

 at the most inopportune time; this nozzle 

 is supplied with wire-coil handle. The 

 bellows is bound with projected metal 

 bindings which protect the leather, strength- 

 en the bellows-boards, prevent warping of 

 same, and form a verj* convenient hold in 

 operating the smokers. The general plan 

 is the .same as heretofore, but these added 

 improvements make it much superior to any 

 thing we have formerly supplied. Made in 

 three sizes. Prices: Junibo, 51.25; Standard, 

 Si5c; Junior, 6sc. Postage 25c e.xtra. 



Vesuvius SrpoHer. This is the 



name of the smoker we are prepared to fur- 

 nish this year, which is entirely different 

 from anything we have heretofore offered. 

 It is breech-loading hot-blast, with remova- 

 ble grate attached to cover. The nozzle of 

 this smoker is attached permanentU' to bar- 

 rel. This has same metal binding as the 

 new Corneil. Price Ji.oo; postage 25c extra. 

 See illustration in the catalog. 



Brass SrrjoKers. We can supply 



Corneil, Vesuvius and large-size Bingha:n 

 smoVers with bra.ss stoves at 25c eacli addi- 

 tional. 



Super springs. The supers sent out 

 this season will contain removable springs 

 instead of the stationaiy springs as formerly 

 supplied. 



Ottjer Goods. We are always on the 



lookout for improvements in bee-keepers' 

 supplies, etc., and will introduce such as soon 

 as we are .satisfied of their superiority over 

 the ones now in use. 



/Vg^nci^S carr3ing a stock of our hives, 



etc., will be supplied with these improve- 

 ments in Lood time for this .season's trade. 

 If you are not posted as to where you can 

 buy our supplies advantageously, write us. 



Catalo§[. If you have not received a 



copy this year, we shall be pleased to mail 

 same on receipt of your request. 



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