MAY 1, 1916 



STOP! LOOK! READ! 



MARCHANT'S FAMOUS 300-POUND BREEDERS are now being bred in Florida during our 

 honey harvest, and every beekeeper knows the best queens are reared during the honey harvest. Our 

 300-pound breeders are still holding their own; daughters from these breeders have on THEIR 

 FIFTH STORY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE HONEY HARVEST now being gathered in 

 Florida. 



When you order Bees and Queens from us you get QUALITY, PURITY, AND HONEY- 

 GATHERERS. We can fill your orders from the above famous strain for Queens, Bees, Nuclei, and 

 Full Colonies promptly, or at such time as the purchaser may desire, and guarantee safe delivery 

 and entire satisfaction to you in every respect. Our aim is to give you the best stock on the market 

 at the time you want it. We ask you to give us a trial and let us prove to you that everything we 

 claim for our bees is true. We will ship from Florida until May 20 ; after that date from Canton, 

 Ohio. Prices as follows : 



ISLAND-BRED ITALIAN QUEENS. PRICKS ON BEES BY THE POUND F. O. B. SHIP- 



Shipments begin March 1. pi^'Q point. Shipment begins May 10. 



Untested $1.50 |7%0 $12^00 ^Ib ^slo \ho UTo 



Tested 2.00 10.50 18.00 g-lbs .300 1500 2750 



Select Tested .. . 3.00 15.00 24.00 S-lbs! 1 ! ! .' ! ! ! ! .' loo 2i:00 11 00 



Tested Breeding Queens, 5-lbs 5.50 27.50 50.00 



.$5.00 and $10.00 each. (These prices are without Queens) 



Prices on Nucleus and Full Colonies without Queens. Shipping Now. 



One-frame Nucleus ..$2.00 Three-frame Nuclei ..$4.00 Eight-frame Colony .$ 8.50 



Two-frame Nuclei ... 3.00 Five-frame Nuclei ... 5.00 Ten-frame Colony .. 10.00 



Address aU communications to 

 THE J. E. MARCHANT BEE AND HONEY COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 



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IT IS GUARANTEED TO DO MORE AND BETTER 

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 Your money back if not entirely satisfactory. Made for 4^x4^4 

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PRICE $3.00, COMPLETE WITH LAMP AND TREADLE, 

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 studying what happens in the egg. 

 Here the individual bee begins life. 



The Embryology of the Honey Bee 



By Dr. Jas. A, Nelson 



Price $2.00 prepaid 

 Clubbed with "Gleanings" one year, $2.75 



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