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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMPLEMENTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



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For description of the various articles, see our 

 Twenty-Fifth Edition Circular and Price List, mailed 

 on application. 



For directions How to Make all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Bee Culture. 



This Price List to be taken ia place of those of 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



To Canada, merchandise by mail is limited to 8% 

 oz., and nothing can be sent for less than 10 cents 

 postage. 



I A B C of Bee Culture, Five Parts complete 



in one, paper cover '. . 1 00 



I The same, neatly bound in cloth 1 25 



I Alighting Board, detachable (See A II C) $ 10 



I Alsike Clover. See seeds. 



I Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 8 00 



I Barrels for honey 2 50 



I " " waxed and painted... . 3 50 



10 | Basket for broken combs to be hung in the 



Extractor 25 



I Basswood Trees for plantiug. See price list. 

 I Bees, per colony, from $8 to $16. See price 

 list . 

 10 Bee-Hunting Box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings 50, 60, 75 



10 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 



I king 15 



I Buckwheat. See seeds. 

 10 I Burlap for covering bees, 40 in. wide, per yd 10 



I Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete 35 00 



Buzz-Saws, extra, 80c, to $3.25. See price list. 

 Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 



6 inch saws (no saws included) 5 00 



The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 7 00 



4 Cages for queens, provisioned (See price list) 10 

 per doz 1 00 



Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



per lb 08 to 15 



Cans for shipping extracted honey (See 

 Honey), from 25c to $2.00. 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 



" " " per 100 



60 Chaff Cushions for wintering (See ABC).. 



" *" without the chaff 



Chaff Hive (See Hives) 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 



I Clamps for making section boxes 



10 I Clasps for transferring, package of 100 



I Climbers for Bee-Hunting 2 50 



I Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete $15 to 100 00 



10 I Comb Holder to put on edge of hive 25 



| Combs in metal cornered frames, complete 25 



20 | Corners, metal, per 100 50 



25 j " " top only, per 100 60 



15 1 " " bottom, per 100 40 



I Corners, Machinery complete for making $250 00 

 | Crate for shipping comb honey. See Hives. 



40 Division Boards of cloth and chaff 20 



12 Duck, for covering frames and for feeders, 



2«J inches wide, per yd 20 



Enameled Cloth, bees seldom bite or prop- 

 olize it, per yard, 45 inches wide, 



30c. By the piece (12 yards) 28 



Extractors, according to size of frame, 

 $6 50 to 10 00. 

 " Inside and gearing, including 



Honey-gate 4 00 



" Hoops to go around the top 50 



" " per doz 5 00 



Feeder, Simplicity (See price list) 1 pint 05 



Feeders, 1 quart, tin, 10 



5 The same, half size, 05 



25 | The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story 50 

 20 J Feeders, open air 15 



3 Files for small circular rip saws, new and 



valuable, 15c ; per doz. by express. .. 1 75 



07 | " The same, large size 40 



2| "3 cornered, for cut-off saws, 10c; doz 1 00 



I Foundation. See Comb Foundation. 



60 | Fountain Pump, or Swarm Arrester 8 50 



06 

 40 

 30 

 20 

 5 00 

 10 

 75 

 15 



5 I Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps... 07 



18 Galvanized Iron Wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



25 Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering.. 50 

 55 I Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 1 25 

 Glass. See price list. 



Gleanings, per year 1 00 



For prices of back vol's, see price list. 

 Gloves. See Rubber Gloves. 

 Grape Sugar for feeding bees. See price list. 

 Grape vines for shading hives. See price list. 

 Hammers and nails. See price list. 

 Hives from 50c to $6 25. See price list. 

 Honey. Sec price list. 



" Plants. See seeds. 

 Honey Knives, straight .75; curved blade.. 1 00 



Yi doz, by mail 4 00 



" " Yi doz by Express 3 75 



Jars for shipping extracted honey. 'See 



Honey. 

 Labels for honey, from 25 to 50c per 100 ; 



for particulars see price list. 

 Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells. . . 5 00 

 Larvae, for queen ' rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



15 Leather for smoker bellows, per side 50 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



1 Magnifying Glass, pocket 25 



" " Double lens, brass, on 



three feet 50 



Medley of Bee-Keepers' Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 

 12 Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 Prepared objects for above, such 



as bee's wing, sting, eye, foot, &c., each 20 

 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



per 3ard , 10 



Nails. See Hammers and nails. 



10 Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 Parafline, for waxing barrels, per lb 25 



Photo of House Apiary and improvements 25 

 i Planes and Planers. See price list. 

 15 I Pruning; saws for taking down swarms, 75 and 85 

 j Queens, 25c to $12 00. See price list. 



Rabbets, metal, per foot 02 



Rubber Gloves, $1.50 and $1.75. See price list. 



Rubber Stamps, $1.50 to 3.00. See price list. 

 Rules. (See Pocket Rules) 12 and 17c. 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 75 



Saws. See Circular Saws. 



Scales for weighing honey, etc See price list. 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) 4V£ inch, and 5 inch, 8c. 

 Section Boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



&c, each 05 



Section Honey Box, a sample with strip of 



f dn. and printed instructions 05 



Section Boxes in the Hat by the quantity, 

 $6 00 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 Case of 3 section boxes, showing the 

 12 way in which the separators are used, 



suitable for any kind of hive (See price list) 07 



SEEDS OF HONEY PLANTS. 



18 Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near us, per lb . . 25 



18 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 10c ; per lb. 1 00 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 10 



18 '• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 75 



18 " White Dutch Clover, per lb 30 



18 " Motherwort, per oz. 10c; per lb 100 



18 " Mignonette, per lb. (20c per oz) 1 40 



" Simpson Honey Plant, per oz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " " peck, by Express 60 



" Common " per peck 50 



18 •' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



" July, per lb 15 



" Spider plant, per oz 50 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



Separators, tin, for section boxes. See 



Section Boxes. 

 Sheets of Enameled Cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 



The same for 24 sections 



(This size can be sent by mail inthe flat, 



for 75c.) 



I 

 1 | Slate Tablets to hang on hives 



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