searching investigation with the micro- 

 scope than has heretofore ever been 

 made. If we consult Cheshire we find 

 the wonderful head gland No. i, while 

 fully developed in the worker, is only 

 rudimentary, if at all, in the queen ; but 

 I cpiote : "It is peculiarly important to 

 observe, that the higher the quality of 

 the queen the further will she be re- 

 moved from the worker in this matter 

 — poor queens, hurriedly raised, really 

 possessing this gland in an extremely 

 rudimentary form, while those with the 

 largest ovaries have even the plate im- 

 perforate, and no trace of a duct is dis- 

 coverable." To the microscopist we 

 must therefore turn for aid. If this 

 duct is entirely absent in queens reared 

 from larvai 36 or 72 hours old, then they 

 are good enough. 



A series of close examinations would 

 certainly teach us at what age to select 

 larvae for queen-rearing, which would 

 be infinitely better than the present 

 guesswork. Let us employ the micro- 

 scopist. 



R.\]\IBLER. 



From Gleani!is:s. 



PRATT'S PRICES OF PUNIC QUEENS- 



For the benefit of those who can- 

 not afford to pay what seems to be 

 fancy prices, we have decided to offer 

 virgins at $1 each, So per half dozen, 

 and guarantee their safe introduction. 



For those desiring queens from im- 

 ported mothers, purely mated to im- 

 ported drones, the price has been set 

 at $5 each for the present. Orders 

 are positively tilled in rotation. 



We shall select some of the finest 

 queens for breeding purposes and can 

 doubtless spare a few at $10. Yearl- 

 ing breeding queens, the best we have 

 at $25 each. Only a limited number. 



We also have two little books : one on 

 Queen-Rearing, the other on Honey Pro- 

 ducing, at 5 cents each, by mail. 



E. L. PRATT. 

 Pratt Bee Fakm, Beverly, Mass. 



Alley's Drone-and-Queen Trap. 



SIXTY THOUSAND IN USE. 



Prevents swfirms from dcciimping and destroys 

 all useless drones. 



li. L. Tavlor of Lapeer, Rficli., President of tlie 

 Inlerriatiiinal American IJeekeepers' Association 

 has lliis to say of Uie tra|): 



"T/ie (Irone-and-queen trap I find an in- 

 dispeusablp coni'fuiritce, I should feel lilte 

 n diirj; on dry litttd tvithoitf it. It saves me 

 LA/iOJi and prevents ANXIETY." 



PRICES. 



One trap, by mail, $0.05 



Six, in Hat Ijy Exi).(one made, seven in all) 2.00 

 Twelve " '• ' '• " " tliirteen " '• 3.50 

 Apiculturist one year and sample trap, 1.10 

 Addres.«, 



HEKRY ALLEY, 



Wenham, Mass. 



TESTIMONIALS. 



The traps work finely, 



Chas. E. Dow, Lawrence, Mass. 



You have perfected a valuable de- 

 vice. 



Dr. G. L. Tinker, New Fhila., O. 



I have received your trap. All one 

 can ask for. 



L. A. Reading, Lambertville, N.J, 



Mr. Alley : I have just had the 

 pleasure of testing one of your traps. 

 It is certainly the thing. 

 J. W. Carter, Pleasant Dak, IV. Va. 



1872 Keystone Apiary. 1891 



ITALIAN QUEENS AND BEES. 



Select. .Tune, $3..i0, July to Oct., $3.00 



Te.-ted, " 2 .50, "" " 2.00 



Fertile, " l.,5(), '< <• i.oo 



6 Fertile, one order, 8.00, " " 5.00 



Send for circniar. Xo Supplies. 



^w^. jr. ROTV, 



A6m— Mention Api. 



Greensburg, Pa. 



