March, 1919 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



199 



I BE CAREFUL jii.rni^r^^^T'^i^a 



I Rufus Red Belgian Hares 



I Only Pedigree.l R.-gislerc.l Slork. i'li.es ReaaoiuibU- 



I JOSEPH BLANK 



I 428 llighlaml Ave. Mount V<-iiioii, New York 



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MASOlN BEE SUPPLY COMPANY 



MECHANIC FALLS, MAINE 



From 1897 to 1018 the Northeastern 

 Branch of The A. I. Root Company 



Prompt 311(1 BECAUSE — Only Root's Goods are sold. 

 Tr»/Y> . . It 19 a business with us — not a side line. 



Eacient jTijjht mails daily. 



Service Two lines of railway. 



If you have not received 1919 catalog, send name at once. 



I BEE SUPPLIES I 



= We carry a complete line of A. I. ROOT i 

 I BEE-SUPPLIES and sell at lowest cata- | 

 ^ logue prices. Let us have your order. ^ 



I A. M. Moore, Zanesville, Ohio | 



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NO CASH REQUIRED W8TH ORDER 



For Our Guaranteed 

 FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS, 



VINES. PERRENNIALS 



Write today for our 1919 Catalog 

 that tells the entire story. Yes, 

 and we pay the freight. 



PROGRESS NURSERIES, 

 1306 Peters Ave.. Troy, Ohio 



Hiirs Evergreens Grow 



Best for windbreaks and hedges. Protect crops 

 and stock. Keep house and barn warmer — save 

 fuel— save feed. Hill's evergreens are hardy, 

 nursei-v-grown. Get H ill' s free illustrated ever 

 green book and list of 50 Great Bargain Of 

 fers— from $4.50 up per Thousand. 56 years' 

 experience. World's largest growers. 'Write 

 O. UILLIiUBSERY 00. , Evergreen 



Box 2<g2, Dundee, Ills. Specialists. . 



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 -^ A ■L'-L^ A O Patent Counsel of The A. I. Root Co. 

 Chas. J. Williamson, McLachlan Building, 

 WASHINGTON, D. C. 



SGRAPE-YINES 



69 varieties. Also Small Fruits, Trees, etc. Best rooted stock. 

 Genuine, cheap. 2 sample vines mailed for 10c. Descrip- 

 tive catalog free. LEWIS ROESCH, Boi H. Fredonia, N. Y. 



Complete Line of 



j Beekeepers' Supplies | 



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I F. Coombs & Sons, Brattleboro,Vt. | 



GOLDEN QUEENS 



After April 1: Untested, $1.25 each, 6 for $7.(0, 

 or $13.00 per dozen, or .50 for $48; also 3-band 

 untested at same price; tested, $3.00 each, 

 and my very best at $5.00 each. Satisfaction. 



R. O. Cox, Rt. 4, Greenville, Alabama 



I Distributors Root's Goods | 



I FOR PENNSYLVANIA | 



^ Send for new special catalog featuring the '-Siinplex" = 

 = Super, and giving instructions to beginners = 



1 Prothero, Bailey & Goodwin du^is g 



SWEET CLOVER 



White Blossoms; the greatest money-making crop of today 

 Big money for the farmers who grow it. Builds up land 

 rapidly and produces heavy, money-making crops while 

 doing it. Excellent pasture and hay; innoctUates land for 

 alfalfa. Easy to start; grows on all soils. Our seed all 

 best scarified hulled, high-germinating and tested. Qual- 

 ity guaranteed. Write today for our big, Profit-Sharing 

 Seed Guide, circular, free samples. Address 



American Mutual Seed Co., Oept. 9si Chicago, Illinois 



GIANT TOMATO-GUCUMBER-PEANUMOc 



Here Are Seeds of Three Valuable and Interesting Varieties Tou Should Grow 

 In Vour Garden This Year. 



Giant Climbing: Tomato— Is one of the largest gro-svn. Vines grow very 

 strong' and will carry an enormous weight of fruit, very solid, crimson color; 

 specimens often weighing 2 to 3 lbs. each. 



Japanese Climbing Cucumber— Is a grand variety from Japan; can be 

 trained to fences, trellises or poles and save space In your garden. Fruits early, 

 growing 10 to 13 Inches long, 

 and are good for slicing or 

 picliling. 



Early Spanish Pea- 

 nuts—Earliest variety and 

 a great Peanut for the 

 Xorth; easy to grow, enorm- 

 ous yielder, and a few hills 

 in your garden will he very 

 interesting to show your' 

 neighbors. 



Special Offer: L"eV?^g^'- 



lar sized Packet of To- 

 mato, Cucumber and 

 Peanut for only 10c, or 

 3 Packets of each for 35c, 

 M.v new See»l Book of 

 (iarden Seeds is Included fr 



Early Spanlsli I'lanuts 



Order TODAY. 



F. B. MILLS, Seed Grower, Dept. 20 Rose Hill.N.Y. 



Climbing Cucumber 



