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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1. 



SEED mi FREE 



To^et new customers to test my Seeds, I will mail my 1900 

 Catalogue, filled with more bargains than ever and a 10c Due 

 Bill good tor 10c worth of Heedx for trial absolutely 

 free. All the Heat l^eedn, Bulbs, I'lajitg, Koses, Farm 

 Seeds, Potatoes, etc, at lowest prices. ^Iiie Oreat 

 Novelties offered without names. J will pay S50> FOR A 

 NAME ^or each. Many other novelties offered, including Gin- 

 seng, the great money making plant. Over 20 varieties shown in 

 colors. liillOO In cash premiums offered. Don 't give your 

 order until you see this new catalogue. You'll be surprised 

 at my bargain offers. Send your name on a postal for catalogue t<^ 

 day. It Is FREE to all. Tel 1 your friends to send too. 

 F. B. MILLS, Bos 105 BosehlU. OnondaeaCo., N. X, 

 w . iiiuK, mentiou OLt. 



Burpee 

 Seeds 



are sold In any quan- 

 tity, but only under seal. 

 They are always senuiue as dated, 

 and are lairly described in 



Burpee's P'arm Annual, fob 1900. 



This is a briijht new book full of prac- 

 tical information, which weare pleased 

 to mall free to progressive planters, 

 who desire to raise the choicest Vegetables 

 or most beautiful Flowers. Write To-day. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia. 



lu writing, mention Gleauiiiii 



Have Hundreds 

 of Carloads 



orFruitaiiclOrnaniental 

 Trees, JSliriibs, Roses, 

 Plants, Bulbs, Seeds. 



riioioest new and old. Mail size 

 (jostpaid, safe arrival and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed, larger by express 

 ... or freight. The best are cheapest. 



try us. klegant Catalogue free. 46th year. 1000 acres. 



44 greenhouses. 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., 



Box 742, PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 



in wriiiug, meution tilcani.j,; 



FERRY5 



SEEDS 



Thousands of garden- 

 ersdependon Ferry 'sSeeds 

 every year and never suffer 

 disappointment. Cheap substi- 

 tutes bring loss, not paying crops. 

 It pays to pay a little more for 

 Ferry's 8keds. Five cents per paper 

 everywhere, and always worth it. 

 Always the Best. 1900.Seed Annual free. 

 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



SPRAYING FRLIIT=TREES. 



The question of spraying fruit-trees to prevent the 

 depredations of insect pests and fungus diseases is no 

 longer an experiment but a necessity. _^ 



Our readers will do well to write Wni. .Stahl, Quincy. 

 111., and get his catalog describing twenty-one styles 

 of Spraying Outfits and full treatise on spraying the 

 different fruit and vegetable crops, which contains 

 much valuable information, and may be had for the 

 asking 



Mmm 



IT HDLD5 yp YOUR HAT 



Don't you rememher how your father used 

 to test his grass and grain in this way? When 

 it held up the liat it was always regarded as 

 being a satisfactory and profitable "stand." 



■■■ I niwBBB 



„, BROME GRASS 



;/ )'l ' ilylilM^"'' Surpasses Timothy in nutrition. Duty ields Alfalfa. 



I / 6 ' ik*]^^ Yields four to five tons per acre. ( »ne sowing lasts 12 



l^S^^ \ears. Grows well in light soil, or wet swampy land. 



't'C ■f Has no equal for arid regions. Drouth will imt kill it. Ani- 



/ ,■■ ' nials enioy it green or dry. Gives as much food in one month 



,. _ - as Alfalfa does in three. Greatest boon ever offered as it thrives 



y"' m an^ climate, under any conditions an<l makes productive what 



would otherwise be waste land. ( It is doubtful if the supply of seed 



this year will meet the demand, so great is the call already from States 



wheie ha\ is the essential crop. Price; Grade A— 1 Hi., 3ne; 3 lbs.. 85c. prepaid. 



IS lbs. (enough for one acre) »3.60; 100 lbs.. «18.IX). Send for mammoth descriptive 



catalogue with treatise on cultivation and comparative food values of Brome 



<;rass and Timothy. Address. ^ L. MAY & CO., 866(1 GrOW6rS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 



In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



