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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 15 



off, of course. If you want to know all 

 about the plants that are for sale in pots 

 send for their catalog. You may remember 

 the papaya, or ' ' muskmelon tree ' ' I de- 

 scribed when in Bermuda. Well, nice little 

 trees in pots are only 20 cts. each. Mr. 

 Shumard has a tree right near his door, 

 about ten feet high, two years old, and it 

 has thirty or forty melons on it all the time. 

 We get a ripe one, say once a week, and 

 new ones start at the top about as fast; so 

 it just keeps giving us melons all the year 

 round. Surinam cherries (a tropical cherry 

 an inch in diameter) are only 10 cts. in pots; 

 mangoes, 30 cts. in pots; loquats, or Japan 

 plum, 10 cts. each. This is a beautiful tart 

 fruit that ripens in February and March. 



Now, all these potted plants or trees were 

 in a pretty miniature garden, with a broad 

 walk through the center, and narrow walks 

 separating the beds. It is really a " little 

 orchard" of different fruits on a small scale. 



The damp atmosphere here on our island, 

 with water all round us, makes it an easy 

 place to grow any thirg. If some one gives 

 you a nice bouquet of roses, when they begin 

 to wilt just cut off the blossoms and stick 

 the cuttings in the soil right outdoors al- 

 most ar\ where and they will grow almost 

 all the year; and with such a winter as this, 

 without any watering. The same with ge- 

 raniums, colei, acharanthus, and almost all 

 kinds of >ouse-p]ants. Cuttings would be 

 s-urer, if shaded by trees or otherwise when 

 the sun is very warm. 



You can "make garden "here every month 

 in the year Squash and purrpkin vines are 

 now bearing fine large ones, and have been 

 all winter long. They were planted last 

 June. Cabbage can be grown only in the 

 winter months- 



Frierd Shumard cut off some "whips" 

 from a mulberry tree last soring, stuck 

 them in the gr( und and nothing else, and 

 now they are trees ten feet high. I omitted 

 to mention that friend Rood, ?t Braiden- 

 town, has a tree in his yard just loaded with 

 mulberries, and some of the fruit will begin 

 to ripen in a very few days (it is now March 

 1st). These berries are so plentiful and 

 easy to grow they are largely grown just 

 for the chickens. The "potted plants" I 

 have mentioned are quite a little cheaper by 

 the dozen. 



THE REMEDY WORSE THAN THE DISEASE. 



The Farm and Fireside is guilty of the 

 following. It sounds a great deal like T. 

 Greiner. What do you think of it? 



■* Whisky is a remedy for snake-bite in people, but it 

 has killed ten thousand where snake-bite has killed one. 

 The constant giving of drugs to animals is just about as 

 sensible as for a man to drink whisky three times a 

 day for fear he might some time be bitten by a rattler. 



A NICE LITTLE VERSE TO PRINT ON A TEM- 

 PERANCE-PLEDGE CARD. 



God gave me this good body 



To grow both strong and tall ; 

 Tobacco helps to spoil it. 



And £0 does alcohol. 

 Into my mouth they'll never go. 

 And here's my name to prove that's so. 



Regarding Our Advertisers. 



The Deming Co., 230 Depot St , Salem, Ohio, are send- 

 ing out a very nice spray-pump catalog. In this book 

 they show clearly just what the value of sprayers to 

 the farmer, gardener, and orchardist is. Their several 

 styles of spraying-appliances are fully illustrated and 

 described. You will have to begin spraying very soon 

 now, and it would be a good plan to get a Deming cat- 

 alog. It will surely be of use to you. 



Twelve evergreen trees free of charge is an offer which 

 the Gardner Nursery Company, box 748, Osage, Iowa, 

 are making. The only condition is that you send for a 

 copy of their catalog. This is a very easy condition, too, 

 because the catalog contains 42 colored plates and is a 

 most valuable one. We believe that our readers will 

 find the Gardner Company a very reliable company to 

 deal with, and you should not hesitate to send for their 

 catalog, 



Bee-keepers who are interested in fruit-growing, and 

 we know of no work which goes with bee-keeping bet- 

 ter than this, should secure a copy of the March num- 

 ber of the Fruit Grower, a monthly magazine published 

 at St. Joseph, Mo. It treats on the subject of spraying 

 fruit-trees, and gives many valuable suggestions for 

 making and applying spray mixtures, etc. See the 

 Fruit Grower ad. on another page, and take advantage 

 of this offer. 



There is no doubt that the largest poultry profits are 

 to be made from the sale of broilers. The poultry- man 

 who succeeds in hatching a large number of eggs in Jan- 

 uai-y can have ready for the spring market a fine lot of 

 chickens which will bring him gnod money. The whjle 

 secret is in being able to get good strong chickens from 

 fertile eggs. Of course, an incubator should be used. 

 G. H. Stahl, Quincy, 111., claims that his " Wooden Hen" 

 incubator is a most satisfactory one for this purpose. 

 It will pay you to get a " Wooden Hen catalog " if you 

 are after broiler money. 



There is no doubt that a very attractive and substan- 

 tial house can be built of hollow concrete blocks. It 

 would also seem to us that this form of construction — 

 when considering such points as warmth, insurance, 

 etc., would prove cheaper than almost any other. The 

 Medina Concrete Co., Medina, O , build machines for 

 making concrete blocks. These machines have many 

 points of advantage over any other that we have ever 

 seen. This company is now prin'ing a very attractive 

 32 page booklet for the Medina Concrete Co., and you 

 may secure one by sending a postal. 



Mr. Carl Sonderegger, of Beatrice, Neb., is the pro- 

 prietor of the German nurseiies whose ad. appears 

 on another page. This eoinpany issues two very tine 

 catalogs of the forest tree seedlings; small fruit trees, 

 fruits and garden seeds, etc., which they offer for sale. 

 One cati.log is printed in German for the convenience of 

 his large German trade, the other is in English for the 

 benefit of his English patrons. One of his catalogs 

 should prove a very valuable guide if you are buying 

 your supply of seed for this season's planting. Just 

 mention Gleanings and the catalog will! be sent free. 



The leading feature of the Gem Incubator manufac- 

 tured by the Gem Incubator Company. Trotwood, Ohio, 

 is a removable chick and nursery which can be moved, 

 combined or separately. But this is not the only fea- 

 ture. The heating system is different from any other 

 machine, and the manufacturers claim that it is impos- 

 sible to overheat the Gem. Ventilation and moisture 

 are controlled automatically. If you expect to buy an 

 incubator this season you should send for a copy of the 

 Gem catalog and post yourself fully on the merits of 

 this machine before ordering elsewhere. A postal will 

 bring the catalog to you. 



The three catalogs sent out by the Jewel Nursery 

 Company, Lake City, Minn., are the three most attrac- 

 tive booklets we have seen this season. The general 

 fruit-stock catalog is very finely illustrated. The illustra- 

 tions are clearer and more lifelike than are usually found 

 in a catalog of this kind. The booklet, "Suggestions 

 for PlantingandGrowingof Trees, Shrubs, and Plants," 

 contains much useful and valuable information. Every 

 nurseryman or gardener should have a copy of this book. 

 While we believe that the regular price is 10 cts., the 

 Jewel Company are willing to send it free upon request 

 to our readers. 



