GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 



SMOKERS. 



| Smoker, Qwinby's (to Canada 15c extra)l 50 & 1 75 



5 | " Doolittle's, to be held in the mouth 25 



I " Bingham's $1 UO; 1 50 ; 175 



25 I " Or/K own, see illustration in price 



list 75 



00 | Soldering Implements 1 00 



| Swarming Box 75 



2 | Tacks, tinned, per paper, (three sizes) 05 



| For larger quantities see Hammers and 



| nails. 



5 I Thermometers 20 



10 i Transferring clasps, package of 100 15 



| Tin, see price list. 

 | Veils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk) 75 

 | The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 50 

 I Veils, material for, grenadine, much 

 I stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



I width, per yard 20 



Brussels Net, for face of vail, 29 inches 



in width, per yard... 1 1 50 



Wax Extractor 3 O.i 



Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 00 



Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 



square foot 10 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 10 



Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 

 to the inch respectively 



3 i Wire cloth, painted, for shipping bees, 14 



mesh to the inch, per square foot 05 



| Wire for grape vine trellises. See Galvan- 



| ized iron wire 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. I. ROOT. Medina, Ohio. 



*E. W. Hale. Wirt C. H. W. Va. 



*A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa, 



*E. M. Hayhurst. Kansas City, Mo. 



*Paul L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, La. 



*J. Oatman & Sons, Dundee, Kane Co., 111. 



Miller* Hollam, Kewaskum. Wash Co., Wis. 



"J. T. Wilson, Mortcnsville, Woodford Co. Ky 



.7. L. Bowers, Berryville, Clarke Co., Va. 



"King & White, New London, O. 



* F. .7. Wardell, Uhrichsville, Tusc. Co., O, 



*J. R. Landes, Albion, Ashland < o., O. 



*J. E. Walcher, Millersville, Christian Co., 



Ills. 



Hive Manufacturers. 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on our circular. 

 A. T. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



H. Scovell, Columbus, Cherokee Co., Kans. 4-3 

 P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, Iberville Par., La. ltfd 

 Milo 8. West, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Mic «. 1-6 



A. A. Fradcnburg, Port Washington, Tus., Co., .1-6 

 Geo. < lark, Blissfield, Lon., Co., Mich. 1-2 



PURDY ' S RE C O RDER 



«v.. i*i«uiiiiiuiiimi nnwern 'specimen free. 

 itptaksjor uee\f. Address PURDY/of Palmyra, N. ¥, 



I SHALL continue to keep on hand, and offer at 

 reasonable rates, a full variety of Bee-Ke.pers' 

 Supplies; such as 



ninth's All Metal Honey extractors, 

 Uncapping Knives, 



Wax i-xtratto.s, etc. Also 

 Lan^stroth's Bee Hives, and any Parts thereof, 

 Id 2 ll>. Square Glass Honey Jais, with 

 Tin Foil taps and Labels, [Corks, 



'/2 lb. Glass Tumblers, 

 fruit Jars, etc. 

 Comb Foundation, Bee Veils, Gloves, Straw Mats, 

 Alsike Clover, and a variety of Garden and Field 

 Seeds, etc., etc. For further particulars, address 

 CHAS. F. MUTH, 

 976 and 978 Central Ave., 

 ltf Cincinnati, O. 



Names of responsible parties will be inserted in 

 either of the following departments, at a uniform 

 price of 20 cents each insertion, or $2,00 per year. 



$1.00 Queens. 



Names inserted in this department the first time with- 

 out charge. After, 20c each insertion, or $2,00 per year. 



Those whose names appear below agree to furnish 

 Italian queens for $1,00 each, under the following 

 conditions: No guarantee is to be assumed of purity, 

 or auythingof the kind, only that the queen be reared 

 from a choice, pure mother, and had commenced to 

 lay when they were shipped. They also agree to re- 

 turn the money at any time when customers become 

 impatient of such delay as may be unavoidable. 



Bear in mind that he who sends the best queens, 

 put up most neatly and most securely, will probably 

 receive the most orders. Special rates for warranted 

 and tested queens, furnished on application to any 

 of the parties. Names with *, use an imported queen 

 mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us and 

 we will send you another. Probably none will be 

 sent before July 1st. If wanted sooner, see rates in 

 price list. 



SEED-TIME AND HARVEST, 



The Latest, Cheapest, and Best. 



A New Illustrated 24-page Magazine devoted to the 

 cultivation and improvement of our American Gar- 

 dens. Price only Fifty Cents per year, and each 

 number contains as a supplement a packet of some 

 New Rare, or Novel Flower or Vegetable Seeds, 

 which alone are worth more than the subscription 

 price. One sample copy free. Address— 

 Seed-Time and Harvest, La Plume, Lack'a Co., Pa. 



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Sections ! Sections ! 



Before ordering elsewhere, send us a 3-eent stamp 

 for a sample of our beautiful, snow-white, poplar 

 Sections, dovetailed or to nail. These are ihe nicest 

 and cheapest in the world. (This none will deny). 



HIVES AND OTHER SUFPLIES 

 made to order very cheap 



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Illustrated circulars free. 



A. E. MANUM, 

 Bristol, AddisoifCo.. Vt. 



II francs in Gold. 

 - 10 " 



In April, ~ 



May and June, - 



July and August, - - '.» " 



September and October, - - 7 " " 



Queens which die in transit will be replaced only 

 if sent back in a letter. 



CHARLES BIANCONCINI & CO., 

 Bologna, Italy. 



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Before Purchasing 



Supplies for your Apiaiy, send a p >stal card with 

 your name, and (if you will do us the kindness) those 

 of bee-keeping neighbors, for our Illustrated « ata- 

 logue of Apiarian Supplies, Sample Sectional Box, 

 and Comb Foundation. We wish to present 

 these to every reader of this journal, and hence offer 

 them Free. Please send your name at once. >pe- 

 cial attention given to rearing Italian tlueens 

 and Bees. The highest pi-ioe paid for Beeswax. 

 J. C. & H P. SAYLKS, 

 ltf Hartford, Washington Co., Wis. 



ITALIAN 151 IS FOB 1880. 



I will sell 3 frame nuclei, with tested queen, before 

 June 20, for $4.00; after June 20, $3.50; alter August 

 1, $3.00. These nuclei will be well stocked with 

 brood and bees, and contain young-, profitable queens. 

 Cyprian Queens.— I believe myself, so far, the only 

 one in the U. S. who has these valuable and beauti- 

 lul bees in purity. Descripiive rirculars sent free. 

 JULIUS HOFFMAN, 



1-3 Fort Plain, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 



QUINBY'S NEW BEEKEEPING. 



The latest, most practical, and most fully illus- 

 trated work published. Price, by mail, $1.50. 



«M(»KnK"i, $1.50, $1.75, by mail, and warranted 

 best in market. 



For circular, ffivinsr full index of book and illus- 

 tration of Smoker, send to 



L. C. ROOT, 



Id Mohawk, N. Y. 



