O T, K A N T N S T N P. K K C V I. T I' R E 



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oAt Reduced Prices in Quantity Lots. 



Your sur-cess or failure in securing- the maximum f'ro]i of iioney next season 

 depends largely upon tlie quality of queens you introduce into your r-olonies this 

 fall. 



Why not play safe and oider ROOT QUALTTY QUEENS whi.-h will mean 

 more honey profits for you. 



The Different grades of Queens. 



Italian queens are distinguished from hlacks by three yellow bands on the 

 upper part of the abdomen. Leather-colored Italians show three stripes of dark- Y 

 yellow leather color. 



An untested queen is one which is sold after slie is found to be laying, not liaA- 

 ing been previously tested. 



A tested leather-colored queen is one which has been examined by the breeder 

 and her bees found to be uniformly marked with at least three dark-yellow bands. 



Select queens of any of the grades are those which show better coloi', size, 

 shape, etc. Frequently select untested queens develop into fine breeding queens. 



Prices to Odober 1, 



C312000— Untested . . ..$1.50 ea. 

 C313000— Sal. Untested 2.00 ea. 



C314000— Tested 2.50 ea. 



C315000— Select Tested. 3.00 ea. 



10 to 2i. 



$1.25 ea. 

 1.70 ea. 

 2.10 ea. 

 2.50 ea. 



$1.10 ea. 

 1.55 ea. 

 2.00 ea. 

 2.40 ea. 



50 to 99. 100 or over. 



$1.00 ea. $0.90 ea. 



1.45 ea. 1.35 ea. 



1.85 ea. 1.75 ea. 



2.25 ea. 2.00 ea, 



Our guarantee on Queens. 



We guarantee safe arrival of queens sent in mailing cages. We agree to re- 

 fund the money or replace the queen if the one first sent arrives dead; provided the 

 beekeeping receiving the dead or unfit queen returns her at once and in her own ship- 

 ping cage, properly marked with name and address of sender. No delay in return- 

 ing the queen can be permitted. This guarantee ajiplies only on queens sent to cus- 

 tomers in the United States and Canada. 



Mail all queen orderr^ direct to Medina or to our nearest l)ra)ich office. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



WEST SIDE STATION 



MEDINA, OHIO 



