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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June 15. 



J?4 Gleanings at ^S 



::' Reduced Rates. 



^& With a view to encouraging memlDership ifk 



^ new subscribers may take advantage of "T 

 M this offer; but in the case of the old, all tZi 

 JT back subscriptions must be paid up before ^ 

 ia the T5-cent rate tor a year will be allowed ; tSf 

 JT otherwi8eonly9months will be credited. Jr 

 fejT We must either require all subscriptions f5r 



^ at this reduced rate to come through the * 

 ^•f secretary, or we must have evidence of ^gl 



^ some sort that you belong to some bee-keep- JT 

 ^•Jl ers' society. Simply a line from thesecre- W 



.^ tary, stating that you are a member in reg- - 

 ^jf lar standing, will suffice. At your next 5;J 

 •^ annual meeting, bear this in mind; and if .^ 

 »JJI you wish to become a subscriber to this «5 

 ^^ journal, hand 75 cents to your secretary, .^ 

 ijjl and when that amount is received by us »J5 

 ^^ your name will be placed on our subscrip- .^ 

 »J5 tion list for 13 months. »JJI 



j^ If you do not now belong to any associa- ^^ 

 lj5 tion, send $1.75 to us or to Secretary Dr. <ij5 

 ^^ A. B. Mason, of the United States Bee-keep- -^ 

 ij5 era' Union, at Toledo, Ohio. StationB. This i.;5 

 ^w will entitle you to a year's membership and ^^ 

 »J5 protection in the Union, and one year's »i5 

 ^fc subscription to this journal. ^w 



^^ The A. I. Root Company, ^^ 



ifi Medina, Ohio. df^ 



6UY DIRECT 



and pay but one profit. 

 Our assortment is one 

 of the l)est and most 

 complete in 



FRUIT and ORNAMEN- 

 TAL TREES, SHRUBS, 



PLANTS, ROSES, 

 VINES,BULBS,SEEDS 



Rarest new, choicest old. Send for 

 our catalogue to-day; it tells it all; an 

 elegant book, 168 pages, magazine 

 size, profusely illustrated, free. 



Seeds, Plants , Bulbs. Small Trees, etc. by 

 mail postpaid. safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Larger by e.xpress or freight. 

 43d year. 33 Greenhouses. 1000 Acres- 



STORRS & HARRISON CO., 



Box33l Painesville, Ohio. 



Fruit Packages of all Kinds, 



also 



Bee=keepers' Supplies. 



Order your supplies now 

 before the busy season 

 catches you. Price list 

 free. Address 



BERLIN FRUIT-BOX CO., 

 Berlin Heights, Erie Co. 



iBTEHTS 



PROCURED 

 PROMPTLY 



V 



^^ AT REASONABLE RATES 



f By J. A. OSBORNE & CO., 



^H PATENT LAWYERS, 



■ 579 The Arcade, CLEVELAND, 0. 



^^* OALL OR WRITE, ADVICE FREE. 



Confidence Restored. 



Not Page confidence, that was never lost. Sales 

 increased evc'iv year through the late "unprosper- 

 ousness." Kovr corues 8.5 per-cent increase for the 

 month of April. This shows that people like the 

 Coiled Sprinif and like to buy it ofthe oviner, 

 rather than those who attempt to appropriate it 

 without leave or license. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



(t^"In writing advertisers idease mention Glkaninbs. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 

 UNION COMBINATION SAW 



Can do tlie work of four men us- 

 ing hand tnols in Ripping, Cut- 

 ting off, Mitering, Rabbeting, 

 Grooving. Gaining, Dadoing, 

 Edging up. Jointing Stuff, Etc. 

 Full Line of Foot and Hand 

 Power Machinery. Sold on Trial. 

 Catalog Free. 1-2461 



Seneca Falls Mfg. Co., 

 44 Water St. Seneca Falls, N. Y. 



TUp. I/;||«. Windwheels. Only 1 inch thick edge- 

 1 lie IVIII^ wise. Six-foot wheel does all gener- 

 al work. Weight of wheel 61 lbs. Latest and highest 

 standard of excellence. Best of galvanized towers. 

 Write today for full information to 



C. O. WEiDMAN, Sole Mfr., Medina, Ohio. 



Porter Honey-House Bee-Escape. 





Have you seen it ? .lust tlie thing- to put on the 

 doors or windows of your bee-rooms. Indispensa- 

 ble, you'll say, after you have tried it. 



Price by mail, 25 cents. 



Cowan and Novice 

 Extractors. 



These are the best. We are 

 prepared to furnish on short 

 notice, from any of our several 

 branches, Z, 4, and 6 frame Cow- 

 ans, and 3-frame 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. 



