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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 15. 



Special Notices. 



THAT NEW (JREENHO0SE. 



It would do your heart frood to look into that new 

 g'reeuhouse tills 15th day of February, and see the 

 Grand Rapids lettuce, White Victoria ouion-plants, 

 radishes, peas, spinacli, etc. Tlie sashes are all up, 

 and the g-limpse we g-et of it from across the road 

 here in the olHce makes it, to myself, a thing- of 

 beauty, and I hope it will prove to be a joy for a 

 g'ood while. 



IGNOTUM TOMATOES IN CANS. 



In saving tin seed of the above-named tomatoes, 

 we have for yeai's been in the habit of canning- the 

 tomatoes. The juice is all taken out, so that the 

 cans contain only the solid fruit; but we find our- 

 selves witli such a i?tock on hand that we now offer 

 3 lb. cans of the above for only a dollar a dozen. 

 We want to get thetn out of the way so that, when 

 we come to save seed again next season, we can put 

 up a new lot of fruit. 



roll up your netting. If there is a better way of 

 brushing peas than the above, I have not found 

 it; and it costs only 70c for a row of peas 150 feet 

 long. The same roll can be used several times dur- 

 ing- the season, and you can use it as a support for 

 other things than peas. 



VOCrt EAKLY PEAS. 



LYes, how ai-e .vou g-oing ti keep them off from the 

 gi-oundV The Alaska, we have pronounced the 

 earliest good pea in the market; but it must have a 

 little support; and tne very nicest thing in the 

 world to give it this support is the poultry-netting 

 the boys have advertised on page 146 of this issue— 

 12 or 18 inches wide. If the peas do not grow very 

 rank and sti'ong, 12 inches will do pretty well; but 

 18 inches is a little hettei- where tlie ground is very 

 rich. I prefer, also, the 3-inch mesh, because you 

 can then reach through while getting tlie pods in 

 picking. The netting- should be held up about 6 

 inches from the ground; then, you see, the peas 

 will have a chance to reach up and grab forit. The 

 nicest way to support them that I know of is to 

 have some sharpened rods made of iJg-ineh iron. 

 Have the blacksmith make an eye on top, just g-j 

 about like the top of this interrogation-point. / 

 Now put j'our pointed rod down through the-" 

 netting-, in and out every alternate mesh; then, 

 holdii'g by the top, push it into the ground by 

 twi-sting it first one way and then the other; then 

 r aw up the selvage of your netting- and hang it on 

 he hook in the eye on top. When your peas are all 

 picked, unhook the sflv.i^e, pull out your r.jds, and 



Now is the time for pruning- your fruit-trees, and 

 this is the best tool you will find for doing it. You 

 notice there is a knife, or shear, for small limbs, and 

 a saw for large ones. Tlie handle on which it is 

 mounted is seven feet long, with a lever for operat- 

 ing: the shear. They retail generally at $2.00. We 

 will make an introduction price of $1.50 each, or 

 $13.20 per dozen. Trees need pruning before spray- 

 ing, and during: this month and next is the best 

 time to do it. 



Closing" Out. 



For the purpose of practicing law, I have gone 

 out of the bee-business. My supplies must be sold, 

 and will sell below their cost. Have about 80 New 

 Heddon hives; 275Tsupers; queen-excluding honey- 

 boards; sections; found-ation for sections; honey- 

 extr;ictor; and almost every thing- else found in a 

 large apiary. Some of these things have been in 

 use, others, not. No circular. Write me what vou 

 want and I will tell you condition and price. The 

 goods ai"e at Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa, and will be 

 shipped from there by my brother in April. Refer- 

 ences given upon reciuest. Address 4-5d 

 Wni. 1.. DRE^«r, 

 1!42 Oxford St., Nurtli Cambridgt^, Was**. 



Thoroughbred English Ma.stiff and 

 Bf^agle hounds. Pups and trained 

 dogs foi- sale. Prices reasonable. Ask 



DOGS 



about- tlieni. 



D. S. HALL, So. Cabot, Vt. 



Bernard's Parallel-jaw Crucible-steel Pliers. 



We have these in three stales— flat and round 

 nosr, and cutting pliers, as slibwn above. We have 

 also 3 sizes of each style, Wi. 5H, and Ws iuch(>s long. 

 The jaws open ,\, Vg, and ^^ respectively. The 

 smallest cutting pliers cuts wire No. 13 and sninller; 

 the medium. No. 10; and the large size, No, 7 and 

 smaller. The advantages of these pliers over the 



inch of the wood. You can cut any thing that y(m 

 can get into them, except hardened steel, such as 

 steel springs and nnisic wire. They are fully war- 

 i-anted; and If injured in legitimate use they will be 

 replaced by the manufacturer, whose name and ad- 

 dre.ss is stamped on every pair. For a fuller de- 

 scription, see p. 866 of Gleanings for Nov. 15, 1892. 



ordinary kinds are very great. They have a com- 

 pound leverage of 6 to 1, which, with parallel jaws, 

 gives a very powerful grip. The tliroat is open, so 

 that wire or similar articles can be pa.ssed right 

 through. The cutting attachment is on the side, so 

 3'ou can cut off the head of a nail driven within ^s 



A. I. Root, 



PKicE Li.sT. Length VA 



Flat-nose Bernard pliers, each 4.5c 



Round-nose " " " 45c 



Cutting " " " 70c 



Postage extra, either style 04c 



Special prices on quantities. 



Medina, Ohio. 



