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THE BLESSED BEES, 



BY JOHN ALLEN. 



Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 182 Fifth Ave- 

 nue, New YORK. 



Price, post-paid, si.oo 



I scarcely looked up from the volume before I had 

 scanned all its fascinating pages.— Prof. A. J Cook. 



It possesses such a fluent style that its perusal was 

 a great pleasure. Its contents cover all the ground in 

 bee-keeing, from " Beginning" to " Marketing."— 

 American Bee Journal. 



The book is beautifully written, and commanded 

 my undivided attention from the beginning to the 

 end. I wish you had called it " The Romance of the 

 Blessed Bees."- -Rev. L. L. Langstroth. 



It has the fascination of a novel. Its English is so 

 simple, terse, and good, that it has given me real de- 

 light.— Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson ('• H. H.") 



Mr. Allen's book is a very clear and precise account 

 of the way in which he succeeded in bee-keeping.— 

 Atlantic Monthly. 



The subject is deprived of all dryness and made as 

 interesting as a story, by an accompanying narrative 

 of personal effort, investigation, and industrious ap- 

 plication.— Htrper's Magazine. 



His method of procedure is told in simple, beauti- 

 ful language, and the story is more fascinating than 

 many a novelette with greater pretensions.— Chris- 

 tian Register. 



* * * These chapters cannot fail to aid in diffus- 

 ing a knowledge of bee-culture, and they will give, 

 moreover, great pleasure to many readers who have 

 not the remotest anticipation of undertaking bee- 

 culture.— Denver Tribune. 



The book is written in a clear, concise manner, and 

 will hold the reader spell-bound until he has perused 

 the last page.— Bee-Keepers' 1 Exchange. 



It is not only valuable, but interesting as a story. — 

 Detroit Post and Tribune. 



Conveys a good deal of information in a pleasant 

 way .—Cultivator and Country Gentteman. 



So delightfully written that no one can fail to enjoy 

 it.— N. Y. Churchman. 



For sale at the Bee Journal Oflice. 



COMB FOUNDATION 4 »«'n^e1 



less than 100 lbs., 50c. per lb. Also, Tested ITALIAN 

 QUEENS lor $2.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



A. V. STAUFFER, Sterling, 111. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, 



Bred from Imported and Home-bhed mothers. 

 Young, beautiful, and good as the best. Safe arrival 

 guaranteed. Tested, each $2.00; warranted pure, each 

 $1.25. Address, 



4-6 T. N. HOLLETT, Pennsville, Ohio. 



Simplicity Hives. 



Well made and painted, furnished with metal rab- 

 bets, and all wood-locked frames : 



1 story 10 frame hive, complete. . . $1 10 



\% " 10 " " 1 25 



2 " 20 " " 1 60 



Section boxes, 4Mx4Jix2, 250 for $2.25 ; 500, $4.00 ; 



1,000. $7.00. Prize Boxes, same price. Scovell Queen 

 Cell Cages, for introducing queen cells, by mail. He. 

 Scovell queen shipping cage, by mail, 6c. ; perdoz.,50c. 

 H. SCOVELL. Columbus, Cherokee Co., Kans. 



ITALIAN QUEENS AND BEES. 



Send for price-list of Queens, full colonies, four- 

 frame nuclei, comb foundation, and apiarian sup- 

 plies. Satisfaction and safe arrival guaranteed. All 

 Queens reared from Imported Mothers. 



4-tf H. H. BROWN, Light Street, Col. Co.. Pa. 



FOH CANADA. 



Bee-keepers in Canada will save money by purcha- 

 sing their supplies of J. A. WATERHOUSE, 

 4-5 165 East Avenue, Hamilton, Ont. 



For Sale! 



at regular 

 prices, 



$2.50, 



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AN APIARY,cheap, choice location 

 PULL COLONIES, $4 to $8 for best. 

 QUEENS, June, July, Aug., $1.50. 

 Bingham Smokers and Knives, 

 HIVES, Improved Langstroth, complete. 



GLASS, for honey boxes,&c, perk, $2.50. 



Extractors, Section Boxes, Comb 



Foundation, Labor-Saving Regis- 

 ters, Bee-Veils, &c., at bottom 

 prices. 



JAMES HEDDON, 



DOWAGIAC, MICH. 

 BIHSTGHAM'S 



DIRECT-DRAFT 



BEE SMOKER. 



Patented January 9, 1878 ; re-issued July 9, 1878. 

 Burns anything,and never goes out. 



In these days of progress, no one 

 thing has added more to the suc- 

 cess of bee-culture than the Bing- 

 ham Smoker. Send on your money 

 and our word for it, you will think 

 it the best investment you have 

 made. This is the only patent 

 bee smoker, and parties are cau- 

 tioned against buying other DI- 

 hect draft smokers. Sent by 

 mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. 

 Many thousand are in use. 



Hundreds of unsolicited letters 

 testify to their superior excellence. 

 Extra Large size. .2\» inch, $1 75 

 The Standard " ..2 " 150 



Small " ..1% " 1 00 



Manufactured only by the inven- 

 tor. 



ff^Send for Circular for Patent Honey Knifeand 

 smoker. T. F. 1SI1VOII A M, Otsego, Mich, 



ITALIAN QUEENS, 



1879. 



Price, April, May and June each, $3 00 



" July, August and September " 2 00 



STANDARD OF PURITY. 



All Queens guaranteed to be of good size, vigorous 

 and producing workers large and uniformly marked 

 with three distinct yellow bands, of fine golden color. 



We shall have a shipment of line Tested Queens, 

 from Italy, in April, selected for our Apiary. 



No Circulars. 12-tf] A. F. Moon, Rome, Ga. 



CHEAP BEES, 



In good, new, movable comb hives at $5.00 each. 

 Queens, hives, sections. &c, at reasonable prices, but 

 not to give away. No chromos offered ! Refer to 1st 

 National Bank, and Express Agents. 



E. A. GASTMAN, Decatur, 111. 



