ADVERTISERS' DEPARTMENT. 



MUTirs ADVERTISEMENT. 



HONEY^ JARS. 



<>ne poiiivl (sqware) Jars, per gross, 8<>.50 



Two " '• " " 8.50 



One " " " Flint glass per gross i>.00 



T.vo " " " " 11.00 



('ovks fori and 2 lb. jars 75 



Tin Foil Caps, pergi'oss 1.20 



Isabels, " " 75 



A thousand labels address printed to order 5.00 



One (It. fruit jars, Mason's patent, per gross 18.00 



Labels for same, " " <i5 



A thousand labels address printed to order 4.'2o 



Uncapping Knives, as goo<l as any, each 50 



**■ " perdoz 4.50 



Alsike Clover Seed, per bushel 15.00 



" " " " peck V 4.00 



" " ** " pound 35 



lL,A.]VGSTIlOTH: Bl^E MI VEH. 



Str;i\v Mats, Bee Veils etc., at reasonable rates. 



For further particulars, Address, 

 Itf CHAS. F. MUTH, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Fifteen to 20 cts. per stjuare foot discount on large 

 orders. Send stamp for samples and particulars. 



Address immetliately, 

 «5p J. H. MARTIN, Hartford, N. Y. 



QUEENS, from Pure, three-banded, Italian Bees. 

 (,'ells started from eggs only, in strong C^olonies. 

 ^^No black bees within a mile, and but few within 

 six miles. Discount on two or more. Warranted, at 

 Si.50. Tested, S3. ('. Goiilu & Co., 



Onargo, Iroquois Co., 111. 



Xlie Bee -Keeper s' 

 IIIa.g:azine, edited by 

 A. J. King, the onlv II- 

 I. u s T K A T K i> Magazine 

 treating of B e e - C u 1 1 u r e 

 )in the United States. 32 

 pages. Terms, $1.25 a year 

 with a p r e s e n t. The 64 

 page specimen number, 

 Mith beautifnl life-like 

 ^ chromo of Italian bees and 



lioney j)lants (price .'W cents), sent free with the Mag- 

 a:«ine live months for 50 cents. Agents w.inted. Ad- 

 dress KING & SISSON, Publishers, 



61 Hudson Street, N. Y. 



OUR Bee Journal of the Southern States. Issued 

 monthlv at 82.00 per year. Sample copies free. 



Address A. F. MOON k Co'. Rome, Georgia. 



Every Bee-Keeper should 

 subscribe for this Monthlv. 

 It is the oldest and best 

 scientific and practical 

 Journal of Apiculture in 

 the World. The most suc- 

 cessful and experienced 

 Apiarians in this country 

 and Europe contribute to its pages. Terms, $2.00 

 ii J ear in advance. Send a Stamp for a Naniple 

 «:«py. Address,. THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



IMPORTED BEES 



Having sold all the Imported Qiieens that we have 

 wintered during the past winter, we have eonclude<8 

 to continue the ImportaSion on a larger scale than> 

 ever before. 



We will receive Italian Bees from Italy t;>v'loe Bt 

 TwantlnL clrrrlngf tlxe summer. 



These Queens will be inserted in our hives and 

 shipped to our customers as soon as they have suffic- 

 iently rested from the fatigues of the journey fronn 

 Euroj)c. 



Price. One Queen ^lO.OO 



Two Queens 18.00 



Remember that we are 



Tlio only regular Importers of 



ITALIAN BEES IN THIS COUNTRY, 



and tliat our Qxieens are 



ALL YOUNG AND SELECTED. 



For particulars address Ch. DADANT & SON, 



Hamilton. Hancock Co., Ills. 



Queens and Nuclei from an 



i]\ii»oiiTii:i> ]MOTiiii:rt. 



Beadv to ship by June 20th. Price of tested Queens 

 Sl.OO; warranted S2.00. Nuclei with tested Queen — 

 two Langstroth Irames with plenty of brood and bees» 

 S<; 00 each or $25.00 for five. 

 6tf E. C, BLAKESLEJS, 3Iedina, O, 



[We know Mr. B. to be perfectly good for any thing- 

 he promises.— Ed.] ' ^^^ 



ARTIFICIAL COMB. 



I will furnish sheets, wax comb foundation, 0x12 inch- 

 es, sixteen for $2.50, per express. 



Address. FRED WEIS.S, 

 4-7 Care of W. B. Cobb, Box 2389. N. Y. City. 



No Black Becf. to interfere with jmre fertilization. 

 Unwarranted Queens 81.00. Warranted feOO. Bred 

 from daughters of imported or home bred Queens. 

 Full Colonies Italian Befcs S13.00. Address 

 3t8p J. OATMAN & CO., Dundee, Kane Co., Ills. 



125 COLONIES PURE ITALIANS. 



AVe have purchased of the late Dr. T. B. Hamlin's 

 stock of Bees, 125 COLONIES PURE ITALIANS 

 In Langstroth's Improved Hives, 10 frames, which we 

 offer at the reduced price of $13.00 per colony, deliver- 

 ed on cars at Edgefield Junction, Tenn. 

 3t6p BARNUM & PEYTON. 



SEEDS AND BULBS. 



ILLUSTRATED SPRING tJATALOGUE FOR 187.5 

 NOW READY, 

 sent with a specimen of The American Garden, 



a new Illustrated Journal of Garden Art, edited by 

 James Hogg, on receipt often cents. 



BEACH, SON & CO., Seedsmen, 

 3tfx 76 Fnlton St., Brooklvn. N. Y. 



(^ LEANINGS, for one year, will be sent, with 

 VX Quinbv's new Smoker," by mail, for 52.00. Send 

 to M. QUINBY, St. Johnsville, N. Y., for price list 

 of supplies. 6-8 



One Copy One Year 75 Cents, or with Lithogi-ai)i. of Apiary, size 12x16, Mailed Free, Postpaid, §1.00, or Litho- 

 graph will be sent as a Pi-emium for Two Subscribers at 75 cents each. 

 Any person obtaining Three Subscribers at 75 Cents eacii, may retain 25 Cents for their trouble. 

 " " Five " " " " 75 " " 



" " Ten " " " " 2.50 ". " 



Any number above Ten will be sent at the rate of Fiftv Cents each. 



Names may be sent at any time during the vear, and whenever a club is reached, we will credit 

 jnck the amount proviohslv sent us in excess of the Club Rates. In this wav anv of the 



Articles Mentioned on our PRICE LIST may be Secured as PREMIUMS. 



Please mention when names are intended for Clubs. An acknowledgment will be sent in all cases 

 OM receipt of money— for any purpose whatever—by return mail. Volumes I, & II, may be comited on 

 tlwj same terms, as we have a 



Large Supply of BACK ITUMBEES Provided for new Beginners ! 



-\a we cannot take the space in future numbers to go over the same ground again, and Volume Oue 

 <:mitains the entire Fundamental Princiiiles and 



Gr round. \^'ork fxyv iStartingr ain A.piar*;y. 



