1881' 



GLEANIXGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



205 



NOW READY! 



Our new circular and price list for 1881. AVe have 

 something' new for every bee-keeper. Remember, 

 we are larffely engaged in practical bee-keeplug', and 

 know what supplies of are most value^in the apiary. 

 You should see a description of our feeder. Yon 

 will want one. Our new JJoiible-Dral't Smoker 

 is perfection. See what one of the most practical 

 and bcst-infcrmed bte-keepers of the country 

 thinks of it: — 



"Since your g-ieat improvement in smokers, as re- 

 pards to the double blast, you undoubtedly have the 

 inside track of all the others in the market. This, 

 with the superior workmanship and materials used, 

 should place your smoker at the head of the list, and 

 secure for It a favorable patronaue for ISSl." 



G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



Price of smokers: By mail, SI. 50 and §1.75. 



Our book, 



QUINBY'S NEW BEE-KIEPifiG, 



is pronounced the most practical work published. 



Price, by mail, ^1.50. We furnish every thinjj- used 

 in advanced Bee-ciilture. Send for illustrated cir- 

 cular. L. C. ROOT & BKO. 



Mohawk, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 4tfd 



MAKE BEES FAY 



By introdnein? the l>est strains, tested for excel- 

 lence. My imported queen of 'T9, picked from Root's 

 be-<t grade , still reiyrns with power. —Queens from 

 her:— Tested, $2 50: untested, SI. 00. After July 1st, 

 tested, $l..50; untested, 75c. Same warranted pure, 

 Sl.OO. Mailed safely, free. Mv drones are best pure 

 stock. Full colonies of bees, SS.OO. Nuclei, --frame, 

 $2.00. Use molded fdn. ; it needs no wire, will not 

 sao-. and payg hhj. Price. 40c. My new machine, 

 $5.00; outht, jiiO.dO. An.v size made to order. Sat- 

 isfaction guaranteed. Send for circular, and liccp 

 posted. OLIVER FOSTER, 



4tfd Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., Iowa. 



Your S 



Till you have read new price list for the spring 



trade. Wax is now cheaper, consequently 



1 can furnish you a tine article cheap 



and made on the best machine; 



ALSO ITALIAN AXI) CrPEIAX BEES, 



QUEENS, HIVES, SECTIONS, 

 and anv thing- you may want in mv line. Price List 

 free to all. J- ^^. CA.T^r>Wl:i:>1L,. 



4-9d Cambridge, Henry Co., Ill, 



IJIVES, SECTIONS, AND B0Xe3 



Material for Langstroth Hives, including Brood- 

 Frame. i\) cts. each; Lewis V-shaped groove One- 

 Piece Section, any size to 6x6, $5.00 per lOOO. Lewis 

 One-Piece Honey-Boxes, all sizes, $2.00 to SI. 00 per 

 100. including glass; Dovetailed Sections, any size to 

 fixC, Sf.uO per lOOii. Manufacturing experience of 20 

 years, t-eud for Price List. 



G. li. LEWIS (Successor to Lewis & Parks), 



Watertown, Wis., April 1, 1881. 



A'. J3.— There is no patent on the Lewis One-Piece 

 Section. 4tf 



SEND FOR MY LARGE ILLUSTRATED CIRCt'- 

 LAR ! It will tell you what I have for sale. If 

 you keep Bees, don't fail to do it. 



Address B. S. UNDERHILL, 



•i-6d Williamson, Wayne Co., N. Y. 



Seeds and Plants! 



I will send prepaid, and guarantee safe arrival in 

 good condition, purchaser's choice, of the following 

 collections:— 



20 Verbenas, $1 00 



15 Basket or Bedding Plants, 1 00 



12 Geraniums, 1 fni 



12 Tuberoses 1 00 



12 New Varieties Colesu 1 00 



12 Varieties Hou«o-Plants, consisting of 3 Gera- 

 niums, 2 Coleus, 1 Centur.v, 2 Abutilons, 2 



Besronias. 1 Cigar-Plant, 1 Heliotrope 1 00 



12 Best Varieties Vegetable Seeds, .50 



12 " " Annual Flower-Seeds, 75 



9 " " Pansy Seeds, 1 no 



6 " " Perennial Flower-Seeds 60 



6 Choice " for Greenhouse or pot culture 100 



12 Best Early Tomato Plants, 25 



12 " Late " " 25 



12 Sweet-Mountain Pepper Plants 23 



Purchasers may divide collections. Send for Cat- 

 alogues. WM. F. ELWOOD, 

 4d (195 Dominick St.) Rome, Oueida Co., N. Y. 



i, Cyprian \imi and h% •'> Cheap !' 



I will sell my bees, 100 stocks of Cyprians in L. 

 hives, and in good condition. 



Last senson. neisrhbor J. S. Hughes and I Cyprian- 

 ized all of our bees, and those within range, with 

 queens reared from the Jones importation, and 

 Hoflman's drones. Prices after June 1st:— 1-frame 

 Nucleus, from $2.00 to $2.50; 2-frame, $.3.00 to $3.50; 

 3-f rame, $1.00 to S^.^O. Nuclei will be well stocked 

 with bees and brood, including pure Cyprian queen 

 of this year's raising. Full stocks (10 L. frames) $7. 

 to $9.00. A few mismated Cyprian queens for sale 

 at COc in Peet cage. Warranted Cvp. queens, $1..50. 

 Tested, aftpr July 1st, $2.00. No foul brood in this 

 section. Bees for sale by the pound after June 1st. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. For further information 

 and ref., please address J. B. R. SHERRICK, 



(No circulars.) Mt. Zion, 



(This ad. appears but once.) Macon Co., 111. 1 



Plymoyth Rock & Light Brahma 



From extra-flnc breeding yards, at R2.00 per 13, or 

 $3..50per23. ]V. II. A^I^T^T-::^, 



4-6d KIRKWOOD, ST. LOUIS CO., MO. 



CHOICE ITALIAN BEES 



FROM ORCHMD APIARY. 



Dollar Queens, only SOc; Tested, $1.50. Ten-frame 

 colonies, $.5.75 to $8.00. Every thing first-class, and 

 equally low. JS^Send for circular, and save money. 

 3tfd E. A. THOMAS, Colerain, Franklin Co., Mass. 



Eggs for Hatching! 



From my prize-winning Brown Leghorn Fowls, 

 which are unexcelled in America for Size, Laying 

 Qualities, and Beauty, at $2.09 per 13. §3.50 per 26, or 

 $5.00 per 39, packed in baskets, and warranted to 

 hatch well. W. N. CROFFUT, 



4 Box 796. Binghamton, Broome Co., N. Y. 



J. M. BROOKS & BROS', 

 AMERICAN ITALIANS. 



PURITY OF STOCK A SPECIALTY. 

 4-9d CIRCULARS FREE. 



COLUMBUS, - BARTH. CO., - INDIANA. 



