(JLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June 1. 



and pay taut one profit. 

 fOur assortment is one 

 :)f tlie best and most 

 omplete iu 



\ BUY DIRECT 



r^4?/« ^^^^. FRUIT and ORNAMEN 



[^^) TAL TREES, SHRUBS, 



^ PLANTS, ROSES, 



V1NES,BULBS,SEEDS 



learcst uew, clioicest old. Send for 

 ourcataloiiue to-day; it tells it all; an 

 oleuaut book, 168 pages, magazine 

 s»ize, prolu-.ely illustrated, free. 



Seeds, Plants , Bulbs, Small Trees, 

 mail postpaid,safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Larger by express or freight. 

 43d year. 32 Greenhouses. 1000 



STORRS& HARRISON 



Box33l , Painesville, 



In writing advertisers please mention tnis paper. 



"Tife KILLS ALL bugs" 



t- r% You C1I1 dust oue acre of potatoes in 40 

 Z \^-- 1 11 nitcs by doing two rows at ones. 

 * T;^** J ^opla tcr or water used. With this 

 > /y O I .achine you can dust tobacco, ' 



0) I i \ -^ cotton, fruit trees, currant 



i- '^ ( . 2 ,i. •■ , bushes, etc. BOOK FREE. 



o Ali^i ^ ^^ HOTCHKISS BROS., 

 < ^*- ^-' ^^^Wallinnford, - Conn. 



WUeu more couvement orders fur the above ma- 

 chine may be sent to the A. 1. Root Co., Medina, O. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 



UHIOM COMBINATION SAW 

 Can do the work of four men us- 



ug- hand tools in Kipping, Cut- 



lug off, Mitering, Kabbeting, 

 iji-ooving. Gaining, Dadoing, 



dgiug up, Jointing Stuff, Etc. 

 Full Line of Foot and Hand 

 I'ower Machinery. Sold on Trial. 

 Catalog Free. l-24ci 



3ENECA FALLS MF.G. CO., 

 ■ 1 WatftrSt-.SenecB Falls, >« V 



FOR SALE. In 8-f rams Dove- 

 lalntl hi\ es, queeus from im- 

 l>ortefl mothers. Price $3.00 

 t.) $4.00 per colony. 

 EDW. SMITH, Carpenter, IU. 



BEES 



It is here. 



The year 1897 is here, and we are liappy to in- 

 form our friends and custom' rs thiit we aie now 

 better prepared than ever before to till your orders 

 for queens and bees. We have the largest stock 

 ever operated by us, and we mean to be ready witli 

 plenty of bees and queens to fill all orders without 

 delay that are sent to us. 



Bees by the pound, 81.00; ten or more pouuds, 90c 

 each. Untested queens for 1897, $1 00 each in Feb- 

 ruary, March, April, and May; $5.00 for six, or S9.00 

 per dozen. For larger amounts write for prices. 

 Have your orders booked for your early queens. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. 



Root's goods, Dadant's foundation, and Bingham 

 smokers. A steam bee-hive factory, and all kinds 

 of bee supplies. 



The Souttiland Queen, the only bee-paper in 

 the Siiuth, monthly, $1.00 per year 



Send for catalog, which is almost a complete book 

 on Southern bee-keeping, givinv queen-rearing in 

 full, all free for the asking. If you want full infor- 

 mation about every thing we have, and the bee- 

 book, don't fail to ask for our ]>*97 catalog. 



The Jennie Atchley Co., 



Beeville, Bee Co., Texas. 



Luek or ierit ? 



Our competi1oi-< M»y it's I^iick that enables us to 

 get:iUtbebestIlailroacl trade. thebestt'armtrade.and 

 all the Parks anil Game preserves. Our customers 

 buy the fence on its merits, we sell on its merits, 

 and noone obiefts totheffOOCi luclv that goes with it. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



C^"In writing: adveitisei's please mention Gi.k.a.nings. 



A Dollar Saved 



is better than one earned. Read my 87th 

 annual catalog, and (loii"t send out West for 

 goods you can buy cheaper here at home. 



I have added 2400 feet of floor-space to my 

 store-house and shall keep in stock Root's 

 polished one - piece sections. Dovetailed 

 I lives, new Weed foundation, etc., in addi- 

 tion to my old line. 



Best breeds of bees and queens at bottom 

 prices. Don't buy until you see what you 

 can do with me. 



W. W. GARY, Colrain, Mass. 



Just Arrived! 



My second carload of goods from The A.I. Root Co. 



has arrived, and I am in shape to fill all orders 

 promptly at their catalog prices. Send for my 36- 

 page catalog; also send a list of what goods you 

 will need, and I will make \ou special prices on 

 early orders. 



GEO. E. HILTON, 



Fremont, Mich. 



Porter Honey -House Bee-Escape. 





Have jmi seen it y Just the thing to put on the 

 doors or windows of your bee-rooms. Indispensa- 

 ble, you'll s;iy, after you have tried It. 



Price by mail. 25 cents. 



K Gowan and Novice 

 Extractors, 



These are the best. We are 

 prepared to fuinish on short 

 notice, from any of our several 

 branches. Z, 4, and 6 frame Cow- 

 ans, and 2-f ranie Novices. 



If you want the genuine, see 

 that they bear our name. 



A 36-page catalog sent free on 

 application. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. 



