1901 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 26.S 

 ^«i fiC fC fis^ m »iv »]C fC^ fc fC fC fiC fiC »i«^ fiv »|C fe fii' »c '^fw 



I $200 Red-clover Queen. I 



^^ OFFER NO. 35. ^ 



^r %^ 



^^ /^^^ SEPTEMBER 1st last we announced that we finally had a red-clover ^fjr 



^f V^ queen fully equal to the one we had years ago. The colony of this > 



-^i queen has given one of the most remarkable showings on red clover of any ^jST 



^^ bees we have ever had. The queen in question is an imported one, and there- ^^ 



■^' fore of the genuine pure leather-colored Italian stock. We sent out daughters ^ 



-^*. from her all the season. But we did not discover her value until the clover ?tC" 



-^^ season, second growth, came on, and then her colony so out-distanced all the ^^ 



^ other 450 that she attracted attention at once. ^ 



-^* It must be understood that these queens are not golden yellow, neither are ^ff^T 



'i^^ their bees of the five-banded stock. They are simply leather-colored Italians, ^fX-. 



' whose mother came direct from Italy. 2 



"^•^ Since the notice appeared regarding this queen we have hardly been able ''t*^ 



-^y to supply all of the queens that were wanted from this stock. Many daughters •i^ 



^ of this queen we sent out before we knew her value, and it now transpires that J 



"^■s some of the finest bees in the land are from queens we sent out early. We are r^C" 



'^^ now booking orders for the coming season, and make the following offer, but mf^ 



' no queens will be furnished except those who subscribe for Gleanings, and . 



'^k^ only one with each year's subscription. All arrearages must be paid to the end ^^^ 



■^^ of last year. Gleanings for 1901 and one untested red-clover queen, $2.00; s.i^ 



' Gleanings one vear and a tested red-clover queen, $4.00 ; a select tested red- . 



yly «|^ 



Jfi*^ clover queen and Gleanings one year for $6.00. We will begin mailing these '^ 



^y queens in June, 1901. Orders are already being entered, and the same will be ^^£^ 



? filled in rotation. Do not neglect to improve this opportunity and get some . 



y^* choice stock, and send your order early so you may get the queen correspond- 1^^ 



^<L ingly early in the season. We are using every precaution to winter this queen 3>|^ 



V safely, but reserve the right in case of her loss this winter to substitute from < . 

 y^* other select tested stock of this strain which we are holding in reserve, or to ^1^^ 



Jl^*. give the subscriber the benefit of any of our other clubbing offers if desired. «s^ 



V We can not enter orders for queens until remittance is received, unless you | _ 

 "^*' have a credit on our books, or you send references. To do otherwise would be ''^ 

 JJ^£, an injustice to those who are sending cash with order. -^" 



$ The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio. $ 



-^^j, ^'L. ^t^ ^L^ ^t^ ^L^ ^i^ ^'L^ ..5't^ .^'t^ ^t^ ^L^ ^'L^ .^'4^ JJ'*^ .^'t^ .^'4^ ^'t^ ^L^ J*,£^ 



