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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUllE. 



Apr. 



jSPEd/m ]\[otice;s. kind words from our customers. 



HENDERSON'S EARLY PURITAN POTATO. 



We have just purchased a barrel of these to 

 plant, and we will furnish eyes, by mail, at the fol- 

 lowing prices to those who want them: 10 eyes, 

 l. r )Cts. ; 100, 75 cts. 



EARLY OHIO POTATOES FOR PLANTING, AT A BAR- 

 GAIN. 



While our stock lasts we will furnish Early Ohio 

 potatoes at the same prices as Beauty of Hebron 

 and Burbank were offered last month; namely, 

 50 cents per bushel, or $1.25 for a barrel of three 

 bushels. 



THE A B C OF CARP CULTURE. 



The above booK is finally ready to mail. As it is 

 almost two years since the fore part of it was print- 

 ed, it ought to be well done. Our readers will un- 

 derstand that a great part of it is a reprint of 

 George Finley's book, entitled " German, or Euro- 

 pean Carp." Friend Fiuley accumulated material 

 for it for three or four years, and I then paid him 

 $200 for the right and title to the original book, to- 

 gether with w T hat he had done on a new edition. 

 After I had worked on it for about a year I found 

 that my many cares made it almost out of the ques- 

 tion for me to sit down and sift the chaff from the 

 wheat as I felt ought to be done, and I therefore 

 put the whole thing into the hands of our good 

 friend Dr. C.C.Miller, who gave his whole time 

 and attention to it for several weeks. Altogether 

 we think it contains all that is valuable up to date 

 on carp culture. As with our other books we pro- 

 pose to add to it, in the way of an appendix, every 

 thing new as it comes up. The price of the book is 

 35 cents; by mail, 40 cents. The original book was 

 $1.00, and we have made it contain double the 

 amount of matter, and illustrated it with many fine 

 engravings, and yet sell it at only 35 cents. 



Goods came to hand alio. K. Thanks for prompt- 

 ness. Thank you for Christmas gift, biographies. 

 Moltke, Tenn.. Jan. 14, 1889. S. L. Medein. 



I have two plants of your white lettuce growing, 

 which I prize very highly. Mrs. A. A. Needham. 

 Sorrento, Fla., Jan. 17, 1889. 



The seed 1 got of you last year were all satisfac- 

 tory; the cabbage, especially, headed uncommonly 

 well, and is a tine quality. Wm Schwaab. ' 



Nashotah, Wis., Feb. 16, 1889. 



EXCELSIOR FLAT DUTCH CABBAGE. 



When we started out with our seed catalogue, you 

 know we decided to have only a few of each kind of 

 vegetable. I think we had at first four kiuds of 

 cabbage. Our list has now, however, run up to sev- 

 en, and it does not seem as if we could drop any of 

 them. Worse still, there are several complaints 

 that we have not in our list a late flat Dutch cab- 

 bage; we have therefore added Excelsior Flat 

 Dutch. Five cents per packet ; 15 cts. per ounce, or 

 $2.00 per pound. 



FIGWORT, OR SIMPSON HONEY-PLANT ROOTS. 



In consequence of my absence in California last 

 season, our rich market-gardening ground was not 

 plowed in the fall, and, as a result, great numbers 

 of figwort plants came up and became strong 

 enough to winter over. If orders are sent in at 

 once we will furnish these roots as follows: 10 

 roots, 15 cts.; 100, 75 cts.; 1000, $5.00. If wanted by 

 mail, add 8 cts. for 10, or 50 cts. for 100, postpaid. 

 They are just as sure to grow as a potato or horse- 

 radish root, and will blossom profusely this present 

 season. 



KJNOTUM TOMATOES. 



It is probably now too late for most of you to sow 

 the seed and get plants to bear a crop. Now, we 

 can not give away the plants as we have done with 

 the seeds, but we will send you three nice plants, 

 packed in a wooden box, for 10 cents; or 10 for 25 

 cents, by mail, postpaid. By express the price will 

 be $2.00 per 100. We have now in our greenhouses 

 a splendid lot of vegetable-plants of all kinds. For 

 prices and particulars, see our spring catalogue of 

 plants and seeds, mailed on application. As a sam- 

 ple of our ability to send plants safely long dis- 

 tances, see the following: 



Mr. Root :— I bought ten Mikado tomato-plants of you last 



sprint;-: and. to say the least, they far exceeded my most san- 

 guine expectations. They were hot wilted in the least when 1 

 received them, and I realized between four and live bushels of 

 large, beautiful, thoroughly ripe tomatoes from the tin 

 plants. I raised three varieties of tomatoes last year, and the 

 Mikados were the only ones that ripened thoroughly. This 

 year I am going to buy fifty plants of Mikado from you. Will 

 von please let me know the price of the same! 

 Belmont, Wis., April 4, 1889. J. Hakkie MORRIS. 



I am glad you are sending me Gleanings. I 

 used to think I could not afford to take it, but I 

 think I have lost a good bit by not taking it long 

 ago. Charles Chandler. 



Pennsville, O., Feb. 9, 1889. 



You "beat the Dutch" for promptness. The 

 goods I ordered of you on the 9th arrived on the 

 12th, and in fine condition. I did not expect them 

 before the 15th. My neighbors are well pleased 

 with their sweepers, Accept my thanks for your 

 promptness, also for your letter of advice. 



Peachville, Pa., Mar. 23. 1889. C. A. Lewis. 



MRS. HARRISON'S ORPHANS, AND THE STORY OF 

 THE BIBLE. 



The orphans enjoy the Story of the Bible very 

 much indeed. Katie reads, while Lucy peeps over 

 her shoulder to see the angels. The style is simple 

 and easy, and real fascinating to young people. 



Peoria, 111., Feb. 11, 18S9. Mrs. L. Harrison. 



I would no more think of doing without Glean- 

 ings thau some other necessity. Your trip to Cali- 

 frnia did me more good than any other descrip- 

 tion of the country I ever read, because I know 

 you are truthful. W. McDougan. 



Santee Agency, Neb., Jan. 15, 1889. 



I wish to congratulate the editor on the improve- 

 ments made in Gleanings. It grows better and 

 more interesting with each issue. I hope the edit- 

 or may long continue in the good work, and be 

 well paid for it too. Prospects are good for anoth- 

 er year. J. B. Kiggens. 



Swanton, Neb., Feb. 18, 1889. 



I have received your ABC, and am proud and 

 happy to get such a beautiful book as a present 

 from the author. I have read most of it, and like 

 it better than any of the other bee-books 1 have 

 seen. You should be happy to be able to give so 

 much for so little mcney. I have your picture and 

 biography in the book with the others taken from 

 Gleanings. J. F. McIntyre. 



Fillmore, Cal.. Jan. 7, 1889. 



I am very much interested in your Notes by the 

 Way, especially that concerning David C. Cook. 

 We have used in our Sunday-school for about 15 

 years, his literature. I was very much surprised 

 at his prosperity, when I think of the difficulties he 

 had to surmount, in the way of other publishing 

 companies, etc. We think Gleanings the paper 

 any way. E. R. A. and B. Brainard. 



Postville, la., Jan. 21, 1889. 



Mr. Root:— At a meeting of the Peoria Scientific 

 Association held last evening, a very cordial and 

 unanimous vote of thanks was extended to you for 

 the beautiful and valuable volumes which found 

 their way to the museum last week, as well as for 

 the Feb. No. of Gleanings. I assure you we are 

 deeply grateful to you for these favors. The books 

 are of incomparable value to one who is interested 

 in the subject of bee-culture, and I shall take pleas- 

 ure in recommending- them to my friends. 



Peoria, 111 , Feb. 9, 1889. M. Louise White. 



gleanings and the travels. 

 Friend Root:—" Beeology " does not awaken the 

 same interest with me in winter when my bees are 

 at rest as in summer when their music is heard in 

 every quarter; yet Gleanings has always been a 

 welcome visitor at my "news-table" since I first 

 formed its acquaintance, and especially so for the 



