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The New Edition of Our A B C and X Y Z of BeeJCulture 



The new edition of the A B C and X Y Z of Bee 

 Culture contains 750 pages, or 150 more than the 

 former one. On account of rewriting so many of 

 the old articles, and the incorporation of many new 

 ones, making the book so much larger than formerly, 

 we are now obliged to charge $2.00 instead of 

 $1.50; but we believe that the reader wiU acknowl- 

 edge that it is cheap, even at that price. Approxi- 

 mately it contains nearly 600,000 words. Any volume 

 of this size on a technical subject like beekeeping 

 would ordinarily command a price of $5.00. 



The new edition has been most thoroughly revised 

 by E. R. Root, ably assisted by Dr. C. C. Miller, of 

 Marengo, 111., the veteran comb-honey producer ; by 

 Arthur C. Miller, of Providence, R. I., banker and 

 beeman; by John H. Lovell, of Waldoboro, Me., 

 naturalist, botanist, and entomologist ; and by Prof. 

 Eugene G. Baldwin, the one who wrote that interest- 

 ing series of articles on Florida beekeeping a year 

 ago. 



Up to now the old editions have been printed on 

 standing type ; but the extensive additions and re- 

 visions made it necessary to discard the old type 

 which was becoming worn, and adopt a new scheme 

 for getting out this work. 



The fact that the new edition was to be entirely 

 reset, from beginning to end, made it possible to 

 make the revision much more thoroughly than had 

 ever been undertaken before. In many cases, in- 

 stead of patching new matter on to the old it seemed 

 more practicable to rewrite the articles entire. A 

 notable example of this will be found in the case of 

 foul brood. The former edition contained six pages, 

 while the new has sixteen. 



A notable feature of this last edition is the bee 

 botany, which was entirely overhauled, and in many 

 cases entirely rewritten, by John H. Lovell and 

 Prof. E. G. Baldwin, mentioned above. The subject 

 of Pollen and the Pollination of Flowers was almost 

 entirely rewritten by Mr. Lovell. We doubt if there 

 is another man in the country who can handle these 



subjects more ably than he. Dr. C. C. Miller to a 

 great extent rewrote " Honeycomb." He also made 

 important suggestions (which were adopted) on the 

 subject of comb-honey production ; and well he 

 might, for he is now regarded as one of our best if 

 not the best authority on the production of honey in 

 sections. Mr. Arthur 0. Miller, who for so many 

 years made a close study of the internal economy of 

 the hive, made numerous suggestions, many of which 

 were adopted and incorporated in the text. In other 

 cases, where he might or might not have diflfered 

 with the author and reviser, his notes were put in 

 the form of footnotes at the bottom of the page, and 

 signed " A. C. M." In a similar way will be found 

 an occasional footnote signed C. C. M. (Dr. Miller). 

 The unsigned footnotes are by the author. 



Some of the best things that A. I. Root ever wrote 

 on bees (and he wrote a good many) stiU appear in 

 this volume, and always will. It is not so much be- 

 cause his writings have been stricken out of this 

 edition, but because the immense amount of new 

 stuff made necessary by the growth of the industry 

 has made A. I. R.'s material seem small in compari- 

 son. His familiar style will be recognized, for ex- 

 ample, in Absconding Swarms ; After-swarms ; An- 

 ger of Bees; Artificial Heat; Artificial Pasturage; 

 Bee-hunting ; Bee-moth ; Italian Bees ; Queens ; Rob- 

 bing ; Stings. What he has written under these 

 heads will always remain as classic in bee culture. 

 No man had more enthusiasm in the study of bees 

 than A. I. Root, and that enthusiasm is so conspicu- 

 ous that his writings can usually be picked out of 

 the other matter, even though they have been skill- 

 fully interwoven with matter written by others. 



Taking every thing into consideration, we feel 

 proud of our new ABC and X Y Z of Bee Culture. 

 It is new from cover to cover. It is the work of 

 experts in their respective lines. It is the largest 

 and most comprehensive bee-book in any language 

 in the world; and yet it is sold at the popular nrice 

 of only $2.00. 



