Sept. 15, 1911 



Growing Vegetables 

 under Glass — 



is a pleasant and profitable diversion. At 

 a very small expense a hotbed, or miniature green- 

 house, can be erected; and, with a little care and 

 attention, will yield a rich harvest. 



Lettuce from Your Own Gar- 

 den for Christmas Dinner ! 



is a possibility, and other delicious vege- 

 tables, too, can be quickly matured under glass 

 regardless of weather conditions. 



The preparation of a winter garden is very sim- 

 pl\ and the cost of the few necessities almost not 

 worth figuring. 



Buy hot-bed sash from us and we will gladly 

 give you all the information you desire. 



ROOT cold-frames, or hot-bed .sash, are made of cypress 

 — the wood that will not deca.v— and every possible care is 

 taken to make our sash show hiffh qualit.v of workmanship. 

 These sash are usuall.v shipped knocked down, at a low rate 

 of freight, and can be put together by anybody. The regular 

 size is three feet and four inches by six feet, and each sash 

 holds twenty-eight panes of glass. 



PRICE of one sash in the flat for sample, without glass, 

 90 cts.: five in the flat, 85 cts. each: ten in the flat, 80 cts. 

 each; put together, 10 cts. each extra, (ilass. 8x10. just right 

 for the above, -SS.OO per box of 90 lights; five boxes, S-2.80; ten 

 boxes, 82.70 each. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio 



Bee-keepers who Have 



THOROUGHBRED 



CHICKENS 



and want to sell eggs and stock at good prices 



should use space under the POULTRY 



heading in the 



Classified Pages 



In proportion to the cost it is doubtful if any other 



medium offers as good an opportunity for 



profitable returns on such offerings as 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Read this from one of our satisfied advertisers : 



" I will say that what little advertising 

 we did in GLEANINGS has brought us 

 about all the business we can attend 

 to this season," 



— and others say the same. 



Read the POULTRY advertisements yourself 

 Read Mr. A. I. Root's talks on CHICKENS— ad- 

 vertise in GLEANINGS, and GET results. 



EARLY ORDER 



DISCOUNTS 



Sept. and Oct., 7 per cent 

 November, . 6 

 December, . . 5 

 .January, . . 4 

 February, . . 3 

 March, . . 2 



These discounts apply 

 to cash orders for goods 

 for next season's use. 

 They do not apply to 

 glassware or tin cans. 



Careful buyers get Root 

 Goods early, and have 

 them ready for business 

 before sirring. 



<$» 



Remember we have the 

 Hilton Hive for Northern 

 Michigan bee-keepers. 



f$» 



Beeswax wanted. 



Honey wanted. 

 <$» 



Take advantage of the 

 discount. 



M. H. HUNT 

 &SON 



Lansing, Michigan 



Opposite 

 Lake Shore Depot 



