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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 15. 



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EE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



IN NEW ENGLAND? 



Tliat I have the 



LARGEST 



STOCK 



of 



Consisting- of Dovetailed, Simplicity, and otlier styles 

 of Hives. My brand of XX white thin Founda- 

 tion, and Poli.slied one-piece Sections, are the 

 nicest on the marliet. 



A full line of every thing needed in the apiary at 

 prices to suit the times. 



Bees, Queens, and Nucleus Colonies of my old re- 

 liable strain, at prices way down. 



Send for 34th Annual Catalogue before you buy 

 your stocli, remembering the best is alwaj's the 

 cheapest. 



Address W. W. GARY. 



4tf COLRAIN. FrANKUIN CO., MaSS. 



World's Fair Hedal 



Awarded my Foimdation. Send for free 

 samples. Dealers, write for wholesale prices. 

 Root's new Polished Sections and other goods 

 at his prices. Free Illustrated Price List of every 

 tiling needed in the apiary, li/l H hitm-f 

 Bell Branch, Mich. ^'*» *•• HUIIL. 



TESTED ITALIAN QUEENS, Se^S 



ed, $1.50; untested, 65 cts. Two-frame nucleus, with 

 tested queen, $3.00; with untested queen, $1 50. 

 Queens ready April 1. 



Stewart <fc Cooper, Quebeclc, Tenn. 



Bee=keepers' Guide. 



New edition, just out. This is conceded to be the 

 fullest, most scientific, and one of tlie best of our 

 American bee-books. Everj' liee-keeper sliould 

 have one of the late editions. Price, by mail, $1.35. 

 Liberal discount to the trade. 



A. J. COOK, Claremont, Cal. 



Golden Wyandottes. 



E. D. 



No better birds in America. Cockerel, 

 $5 00. Trio, $7.0it. Eggs, $3.00 per setting. 

 Keeney, Arcade, IV". Y. 



If you keep BEBS, 

 subscribe for tlie Pro= 

 gressive Bee=keeper, a 

 joufiial devoted to Bees, 

 Hcniey, and kindred iu- 



dustries. 50 ots. per 



year. Sample copy, 



also a beautifully illustrated catalogue of Bee- 



keepei'S' sutmlies, free. Address 



LEAHY MFG. CO., HIGGSINSVILLE, MO. 



mv. 



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TROT 'El 



OUT!" 



I challenge anyone to sliow up a sti-ain of bees 

 that are superior to my (ioldcii It nlians. They 

 have excelled all coiniietitors by practical test. 

 Gentle, industrious, g()( id <-omb-biiilders, enter tlie 

 sections readily, are not inclined to swarm, and m'o 

 perfect beauties. Descriptive eirrular fr6e. Sec- 

 tions, ^1^. pei- A/. l>ovetai]e(l hives way down. 

 CHAS. D. DUVALL, Spencerville. Md. 



natio^hters of otie of JJoolittle''s very 

 ** hest golden five-handed breeders, mated to the 

 very clu)ici!St drones fiom Jfennie Jttchley^'s 

 ■5-l)anded strain, thereby securing a direct cross 

 with tlie best 5 banded stock olitainable. My aim is 

 to rear notliing but the best, regai'dless of co.st. 

 Untested, 75c; Vi dozen, U.^r-,; dozen, $8.00. Safe 

 delivery and satisfaction. Money -order olfiee, Mo- 

 nongah. P.O. address, \Vortliingtfin,W. Va. Queens 

 ready May 35. L. H. Robey. 



For Sale. 



so colonics of Itjilian bees in A. I. Root's eiglit- 

 frame Dovetailed liives, in good condition. Safe 

 delivery guaranteed. .TOIJX (.'KAKT. 



liatavia, Cleriiioni Co., O. 



Beautiful Golden Queens 



If you want to see something pretty, send for a 

 sample of my Golden Italian Bees. Sample and cir- 

 cular free. J. F. Michael, German, Darke Co., O. 



$100 Worth of Bee Supplies 



at One- Half Price. 



Address for list and information, 



F. H. McFARLAND, Hyde Park, Vt. 



Look Here, Bee=keeper! 



If you are in need of some bee- 

 supplies, write for catalogue and price list. Every 

 tiling sold as cheap as WJ T^ C •J_l 

 the cheapest. W H SmiTn 



Kenton, Hardin Co., O. ▼▼• *^» Olllllll. 



WILLIAM HEASTMAN, CITRA, FLA., 



Breeder of the celebrated ** Orange- 

 blossom " Italian Bees and Queens. 

 Untested, 7.5 ets. 



Bees for Sale. 



Full colonies and nuclei. 

 Good stock; Langstroth frames. Write for prices. 

 H. Lathrop, Browntown, Green Co., Wis. 



Attention ! 



Italian Bees and Queens 



Ready in May. Queens, $1.00; bees by the lb., $1.00; 

 1-frame nucleus, $1.35; 3-f rame, $3.35. Also Barred 

 P. R. eggs for setting, 15 for il.OO. 



Airs. A. A. Simpson, Swarts, Pa. 



STRONG, FULL COLONIES 



of Pure Italian Bees, in Root's new 

 Dovetailed hive, after June 1, only 

 $4.00 each. 



N. A. KNAPP, Rochester, Lorain Co., 0. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has iVo Sarr in Brood-frames. 



Thin Flat - Bottom Foundation \ 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus Honey. 

 Being the cleanest, it is usually worked 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 



J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 



]3tfdb Sole flanufacturers. 



Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 



TME NOTBGE! 



C EFORE placing your orders for SUPPLIES, write I 

 •^ for prices on One-Piece Basswood Sections, Bee- 

 Hives, Shipping-Crates, Frames, Foundation, Smo- 

 kers, etc. PAGE & KEITH. 

 Htfdb New London, Wis. 



"DixrA^^c^ Goods at 



IVUUl & Roofs Prices. 



We have the best shipping-facilities in the North- 

 west. We can save time and freight by shipping 

 direct on some 40 (>r more I'ailroads, witiiout change 

 of cars, which saves handling, and goods are much 

 less liable to be broken or smashed. 



Root's 189:! No. 1 wliite sections, 4Jii'x4J<'x7 to foot, 

 1 %, and i;S, at |;3.50 per 1000. No. 1 cream, iHx}ix\% 

 and \\l, $3.00 per 1000. 



Write for pi'ice list and what^ you want. 



H. G. Acklin, 1024 Mississippi St., 

 St. Paul, Minn. 



Northwestern Agent for A. \. Root's Bee=keepers' 

 Supplies. 



