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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15. 



Books for Bee=keepers and Others. 



Any of these books on which po!^tage is not given 

 will be forwarded by mail, postpaid on receipt of price. 



In buying books, as every thing else, we are liable 

 to disappointment if we make a purchase without see- 

 ing the article. Admitting that the book-seller could 

 read all the books he offers, as he has them for sale, it 

 were hardly to be expected he would be the one to 

 mention all the faults, as well as good things about 

 a book. We verv much desire that those who favor us 

 with their patronage shall not be disappointed and 

 therefore we are going to try to prevent it by mention- 

 ing all the faults, so far as we can, that the purchaser 

 may know what he is getting. In the following H.st, 

 books that we approve we have marked with a * ; 

 those we especiallv approve, ** ; those that are not up 

 to times, t ; books that contain but little matter for 

 the price, large tvpe, and much space between the 

 lines, I ; foreign, i,. The bee-books are all good. 



As many of the bee-books are sent with other goods 

 by freight or express, incurring no postage, we give 

 prices separately. You will notice that you can judge 

 of the size of the books very well by the amount re- 

 quired for po.stage on each. 



BIBLES, HYMN-BOOKS, AND OTHER GOOD BOOKS. 



Postage.] [Price without postage. 



8 I Bible, good print, neatly bound 20 



10 Bunvans Pilgrim's Progress** 50 



20 Illustrated Pilgrim's Progres.s** .. 75 



This is a large book of 425 pages, and 17o illustra- 

 tions and would usually be called a S2.00 book. A 

 splendid book to present to children. Sold in gilt edge 

 fot 25 cents more. 



(i I First Steps for Uttle Feet '50 



Bv the author of the Story of the Bible. A better 

 book for young children can not be found in the 

 whole round of literature, and at the .same time there 

 can hardly be found a more attractive book. Beauti- 

 fully bound and fully illustrated. 

 8 I John Ploughman's Talks and Pictures, by Rev. 



C. H. Spurgeon* 10 



1 I Gospel Hvmns, consolidated, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and i, 



words only; cloth, 10c; paper 5 



Same, board covers : '-0 



Same, words and music, small type, board cov. 4o 



Same, words and music, board covers 75 



New Testament in pretty flexible covers 05 



New Testament, new version, paper covers 10 



Robinson Cru.soe, paper cover 10 



Stepping Heavenward** l'' 



. Story of the Bible** 1 PO 



A large book of 700 pages, and 274 illu.strations. Will 

 be read by almost every child. 



I "The Ufe of Trust," by Geo. MuUer** 1 25 



.T Tobacco Manual** ■;••.;.■, t^ 



This is a nice book that will be sure to be read, it lett 

 around where the boys get hold of it, and any boy who 

 reads it will be pretty safe from the tobacco habit. 



BOOKS ESPECIALLY FOR BEE-KEEPERS. 



A B C of Bee Culture, cloth 1 10 



Advanced Bee Culture, by W. Z. Hutchinson ... 50 



Amateur Bee-keeper, by J. W. Rouse 22 



Bees and Bee-keeping, bv Frank Cheshire, 



England, Vol. I., 'i 2 36 



Same, Vol. II., 'i i^ '" 



Same, Vols. I. and II., postpaid ■) -a 



Bees and Honey, by T. G. Newman 90 



Cook's New Manual, cloth 1 1_> 



Doolittle on Queen-rearing m 



Dzierzon Theory : 10 



Foul Brood; Its Natural History and Rational 



Treatment 2^ 



Honey as Food and Medicine Oo 



Langstroth Revi.sed, by Chas. Dadant & Sou 1 10 



Quinby's New Bee-keeping 1 40 



Thirty Years Among the Bees, by H Alley 50 



Bee-keeping for Profit, bv Ur. G. h- Tinker...... 2.^ 



The Honey-bee, by Thos. William Cowan 9.) 



British Bee-keeper's Guide-book, by Thomas 



■William Cowan, England § 40 



3 1 Merrybanks and His Neighbor, by A. I. Root... lo 



4 I Winter Problem in Bee-keeping, by Pierce 4<> 



MISCELLANEOUS , HAND-BOOKS. 



5 I An Egg farm, Stoddard** ^0 



5 A B C of Carp Culture, by Geo. Finley 2o 



f) I A B C of Strawberry Culture,** by T. B. Terry.. S) 



Probably the leading book of the world on straw- 

 berries. 

 3 I A B C of Potato Culture, Terry-* *J 



This is T. B. Terry's fir.st and most masterly work. 

 The book has had an enormous .sale, and has been re- 



printed in foreign languages. When we are thorough- 

 ly conver.sant with friend Terry's system of raising 

 potatoes, we shall be ready to handle almost any farm 

 crop successfully. It has 4S pages and 22 iUu.strations. 



I Barn Plans and Out-buildings* 1 50 



Canary birds, paper 50 



2 I Celer>- for Profit, by T. Greiner** 25 



The first really full and complete book on celery 

 culture, at a moderate price, that we have had. It is 

 full of pictures, and the whole thing is made so plain 

 that a .schoolboy ought to be able to grow paying 

 crops at once without anj' assistance except from the 

 book. 



15 I Draining for Profit and Health, Warring 1 3.5 



10 I Fuller's Grape Culturist** 1 15 



This is, perhap.s, the nio.st systematic, comprehen- 

 sive, and thorough work on grape culture now in 

 print; in fact, friend Fuller here tells us how, by easy 

 steps, to make any grapevine come into the work, 

 and make a pleasant orderly appearance ; and he 

 makes it as attractive as a piece of fiction; and the 

 best part of it is, that you get great crops of beautiful 

 grapes during almo.st any kind of sea.son. We have 

 tested the .system, and know whertof we speak. 

 8 I Domestic Economy, by I. H. Mayer, M D.** ... 30 



This book ought to save at least the money it costs, 

 each year, in every household. It was written by a 

 doctor, and one who has made the matter of domestic 

 economy a life .studv. The regular price of the book 

 is SI. 00, but by taking a large lot of them we are en- 

 abled to make the price only 30 cents. 

 10 I Farming for Boys* ..1 15 



This is one of Joseph Harris' happiest production.s, 

 and it seems to me that it ought to make farm-life fas- 

 cinating to any boy who has any sort of taste for gar- 

 dening. 



7 I Farm, Gardening, and Seed-growing** 90 



This is by Francis Brill, the veteran seed-grower, 



and is the only book on gardening that I am aware of 

 that tells how market-gardeners and .seed-growers 

 raise and harvest their own seeds. It has lOti pages. 

 12 I Gardening for Pleasure, Henderson* 1 :i") 



While "Gardening for Profit" is written with a view 

 of making gardening pay, it touches a good deal on 

 the pleasure part; and "Gardening for Pleasure" 

 takes up this matter of beautifying your homes and 

 improving your grounds without the special point in 

 view of making money out of it. I think most of you 

 will need this if vou get ' Gardening for Proft." This 

 work has 404 pages and 203 illustrations. 

 12 I Gardening for Profit** 1 .35 



The latest revision of Peter Henderson's celebrated 

 work. Nothing that has ever before been put in print 

 has done so much toward making market-gardening a 

 science and a fascinating industry. Peter Hender.son 

 stands at the head, without question, although we 

 have many other books on these rural employments. 

 If you can get but one book, let it be the above. It has 

 370 pages and 138 cuts. 



8 I Gardening for Young and Old, Harris** 1 25 



This is Joseph Harris' best and happiest effort. Al- 

 though it goes over the same ground occupied by Peter 

 Henderson, it particularly emphasizes thorough culti- 

 vation of the .soil in preparing your ground : and this 

 matter of adapting it to young people as well as old is 

 brought out in a mo.st happy vein. If your children 

 have any sort of fancy for gardening it will pay you to 

 make them a present of this book. It has 187 pages 

 and 40 engravings. 



10 I Greenhouse construction, by Prof, Taft** 1 15 



This book is of recent publication, and is as full and 

 complete in regard to the building of all glass struc- 

 tures as is the next book in regard to their manage- 

 ment. Any one who builds even a small structure for 

 plant-growing under glass will save the value of the 

 book by reading ii carefully. 



15 I How to Make the Garden Pay** 1 A5 



By T. Greiner. This gives the most explicit and full 

 directions for gardening under glass of any book in 

 the world. Those who are interested in hot-beds, cold- 

 frames, cold-greenhouses, hot-houses, or gla.ss .struc- 

 tures of any kind for the growth of plants, can not af- 

 ford to be without the book. 



5 1 Garden and Farm Topics, Henderson** 60 



Gray's School and Field Book of Botany 1 80 



Gregory on Cabbages, paper* 'M 



Gregory on Squashes, paper* ^ 



Gregory on Onions, paper* *0 



The above three books, by our friend Gregory, are 

 all valuable. The book on squashes especially is good 

 reading for almost anybody, whether they raise 



