AD V/'JI:TTSER.S' BKPARTMEyr. 



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We will sond (ii.KANixcis- 



AVitli TlK' Aineriiaii I5eo Jouniiil (SJ.OO) %l.'i:^ 



•• Tlic l?ci' Kcciht's Miijra/.iiie ( I. •-'">) l.T.") 



•• The IJco \V. . rill { 'i.lili i.m 



" All thiol', 'I'lic lU'o Journals of America, ...5.00 



" Aiucriciiii A.m-iculturist (SUiO) Si.lO 



'• I'rairic Kaniicr (tJ.I.i) "i. <■>•") 



'• U'liral New VorktM- (^l.M) :;.()(» 



" National Atrriciilturist ( l.'i-")! 1.7.') 



" SciL'iililic Aiiu'ricaii (S.'J.l.i) .{.(iT) 



'• Fruit Uoi'onlcr ami Cottage Gardener (Jl. )0) l..'>0 

 [Abocr rates inchtih' all I'osta;/c.] 



Books for Bee-Keepers. 



f'^KXT iiostpaiil on receipt ol' price. 

 Langstrotli on the Hive ami Honey Bee. 



t^)\iinhv"s Mysteries ot' Uee Keeping 



]>ee Kee|)er's Text Hook, muslin, 



" paper, 



.S-2.00 

 . .1.50 



Good Books. 



These, thouijh not specially (lesi'j:ne{l for Bee- 

 keepers, liaye a tendency to inciiicate princi- 

 ples that ensure success in bee-keeping- as \yell 

 as almost all other rural jnirsaits. 



The lirst on the list should he in the hands 

 of every one \yho has planted ffrape vines to 

 shade the liives, as we have advised. 



Any of these books will be forwarded by mail, post- 

 jMU'd, on receipt of iirice. 



Fuller's Grajie < 'uUiu-ist S1..50 



I'^uller's Small Fruit ('ulturist 1.50 



Fuller's Strawberry Ciilturist '20 



Fuller's Forest Tree Culturist 1.50 



Henderson's Gardening for Prolit ..1..50 



Henderson's Practical Floriculture l..")0 



Tim Bunker Pajjers 1..50 



Ten Acres Enough 1.25 



Koosevelt's Five Acres too Much l..')0 



Art of Saw Filing (Holly) 75 



Window Gardening l.fio 



Leuchar's How to Ijuild Hot-Houses 1..50 



Play and Profit in my Garden. Kev. E. P. Roe. l.M 



Wai-ing's Draining for Prolit and Health l.iiO 



«1nion Culture 20 



Purdv's Small Fruit Instructor 25 



^\.vei'ill Olieiiaical P*aint. 



THE OXLY KKLIAT'.LE. 

 THE MOST r.i; AFTIFUL. 

 THE MOST KCONO.MICAL. 

 THE MOST D UK ABLE. 



Requires no oil thinner or drier, 

 Reciuires no waste of time in mixing, 

 Has stood i'i(/!it i/carK' rrilirisms 

 With i/ear!i/ in <■)•!'( (.sal jKijiiilarity 

 Ami ycarh) increased sales. 

 Is sold by the gallon only, in iiackages of from 1 to 

 to ^■allcMis each, in Purest White and any Color or 

 Tint desired. 

 Address, for sample card of colors and price list. 



A^verill Claeniioal I*aiiat Co.. 



Olfice ami Factorv i:?2 & 184 East River Street, 



CLEVELAND, OHIO. 



ITALIAN QUEENS bred from imixirted mothers— 

 a month earlier than in the North. Purity and 

 -ai'e arrival guaranteed. Also full colonies of Italians 

 in Langstroth hives for sale at S15.00 per colony. 

 Address Dr. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



C T^ XJ « KATES on 175 Papers. Send for 

 C T^ TLT 1$ List including Agents' Rates on 

 I? O O It ^ bv mail i)ost- paid— 4nn ir. List- 

 ISO O IC iS BiNGHAMS' Agency, Sparta, Wis. 



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''T^HIfCTKIKN yfars experM'iice in iiropagating 

 L Italian lice-, (^tnecns will lie bred direct iVoni 

 ImiMirteil MDihers ami warranti'd imre and fertile. 

 Send for my circular. Wm. W. CAUY, 



Itf Colerain, Franklin Co., Mass. 



BEES ami Supplies, niM-ei- before offerecl. will oe 

 fiu-nished l.v >t. (,)UINI',V. St. .lohnsville. Mont- 

 gomery Co., N. Y. Send for circular and price list. 2t51 



Names ot responsible parties Mill be inserted in 

 eitlier <>( the following deiiartnients, at a uniform 

 Jirice i>\ UU-. each inscrlinn. or .-il.co jicr year. 



$1.00 Q tie <inm» 



Xamcs iiiserled in this department the first time. 

 wtthoitt charge. 



Those whose names aiii)ear below, atrree to furni<h 

 Italian (^tueens the coming si-ascii for Sl.oo ea<-li. un- 

 der the following condili.ins; No guarantee is t.i Iw 

 assumed of purity, sale deliverv or anv thing of Ih.: 

 knid, only that the (,>ueen be reareil from a choice 

 l)ure mother. They also agree to return the imnuM at 

 anv time when customers liecome imi)atient of siicli 

 delay as may be unavoidable. 



I'.ear in mind that he who sends the best Queens, 

 luit up neatest ami most secure! v. will )>robablv . e- 

 ceive the most orders. Special rates for warra'nted 

 and test<"d (^•ueens, furnished on application to any of 

 the parties. 



G. \V. Dean. River Styx. Me<lina Co.. Ohio. 



\V. .J. Hosnier, .JanesVille, Minnesota. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown. Auirusta. (Jeorgia. 



R. S. Becktell, New BulVabi. Mi<'h. 



M. E. McMaster. Shelby ville. Missouri. -Jii 



Eli Coble, t'orsin\ille. Mai shall Co., Tenn. 211 



Who agree to make such hi vs. and .it the prices 

 named, as those descrilied on our circular. 

 «ieo. T. Wheeler, Mexico, X. Y. 

 11. Alley, Wenham, Mass. 



TULiIPj LINDEN, and other honey producing trees. 

 Send tor catalogue. 



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A. BATTLES, Girard, Pa. 



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