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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition. 



NOTICE TO CANADIAN BEEKEEPERS 



We are making a specialty of tihe pound package trade. Our Improvement 

 on the package, making it larger and lighter and giviag It more ventilation, 

 eaables us to guarantee its safe arrival. We will ship from our yards in Alabama 

 during April, May and June, packages and queens at the following prices: 



Pound package without queen, $1.25 — with queen, $2.00; 2-pound package wltlh 

 queen, $2.65 — without queen, $1.90; 3-pound package with queen, $3.50 — without 

 queen, $2.75. Queens, untested — one tor $1.00, six for $4.50, 12 for $8.50. Select, 

 tested, $2.00; breeders, $3.00. 



Our stock of 3 band Italians have s*ood the test for 20 years; there is none 

 better. We guarantee them to be free from disease. Pure mating and no inbreed- 

 ing. Your money refunded if not satisfied. We sold the A. I. Root Co. two car- 

 loads, and will sell them this season. Our aim is to carry a surplus of S'tock so 

 as to fill all orders by return mall. 5 per cent, discount on all orders before 

 March loth. 



Reference — American Exchange (Bank of Apalachicola, Fla., and the A. I. 

 Root Co. 



After March 15th our address will be Fitrpatrick, Ala. 



MARCHANT BROS., SUMATRA, FLA. 



PRODUCTIVE BEEKEEPIING 



is the title of a new book of 326 pages by Mr. Frank C. Pellett, State 



Apiarist of Iowa. 

 As the name of this book indicates it is especially adapted to the needs 

 of the practical beekeeper. Not a dibcu&sion of scientific principles, 

 but of practical methods. 



Sources of Nectar, Wintering, Marki^ting, and Laws that Concern 

 the Beekeeper, are titles of chapters of special interest. 

 Regular price $1.50 postage extra. 

 We offer this latest book with the American Bee Journal one year, 

 both for $2.00, Canadian postage 15 cents extra. 



134 illustrations, attractive cloth binding. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Heimilton, Illinois 



Baskets manufactured by various com- 

 panies vary so much that much inconveni- 

 ence is caused in uniform packing, iinding 

 covers to fit, and loading In the car. It is 

 suggested that when once the size for 

 quantity and the dimensions are fixed by 

 law, the blocks be supplied to the manu- 

 facturer by the government to insure uni- 

 formity of manufacture. 



The quantity the ba.skets should hold, 

 and the shape the baskets shall take, are 

 important. Two sizes of baskets for quan- 

 tity seem to be recognized by all growers; 

 that is, those baskets that are now known 

 as ".six" and ordinary "eleven-quart." The 

 former is generally accepted as it now 

 stands for all small fruits, including grapes 

 and fancy peaches. With certain require- 

 ments of quality in manufacture, no change 

 seems advisable. The latter basket, that 

 is the package that is now known as the 

 eleven-quart, has come in for a great deal of 

 criticism. It is claimed that it is too low to 

 take three rows of No. 1 peaches layered, 

 and that with the variation between the 

 size of the bottom and the top fixed by law, 

 it is impossible to pack three layers of uni- 

 form size. The smaller peaches must be, 

 of necessity, placed in the bottom if a uni- 

 form pack is to be maintained. The law 

 does not permit this; consequently it seems 

 necessary to modify the package or the law. 

 The quantity it holds seems satisfactory to 

 both grower and consumer. It is also a 

 convenient package to h.indle. 



The law states that a basket shall be a 

 certain length at the top and at the bottom, 

 the difference being two inches. At the 

 same time the law states the baskets shall 

 be a certain width at the top and at the 

 bottom, the difference being 1% in. This 

 permits of much more flare at the ends than 

 at the sides. Why this difference? The 

 strength of the basket is somewhat weak- 



CANADIAN BEE WARE 



Double walled and single walled dovetailed hives — Canadian standard 

 in width, power outfits, excluders, ventilating escapes, smokers, sections, 

 wedge drivers, Fdn. fasteners, shipping cases, bees, queens, honey, wax, 

 comb foundation (including Dadant's — finest in ihe world). 



Everything for the Beekeeper manufactured on the premises. 



Our work is a by-word for accuracy and finish. Our prodiucts bear 

 the imprint of thought and care, even in the smallest detail. This is 

 because we are PRACTICAL APIARISTS. 



BEES AND QUEE>S 



How about your 1 lb. combless package of bees? Also Queens. In 

 order to handle early business we have established an apiary at Hayne- 

 ville, Alabama. All orders mailed to Chas. E. Hopper & Co. at this 

 address will receive the same prompt attention as if addressed to the 

 home oflBce. 



We are prepared to 

 handle Carniolan and 

 Caucasian bees, though 

 w^e no longer breed them. 

 Orders for these should 

 be sent to the home office. 

 All bees will be ready for 

 shipment the first week 

 of April. 



Protection Hive — the hive that Is making a clean 

 sweep everywhere. 



CHAS. E. HOPPER & CO., Toronto, Ont. 



26 years of knowledge and experience we give you in every order. 



1 lb. Combless Package of Bees, Queen 

 included. The modern way to ship bees. 



