958 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



July 15 



In speaking of the perennial pea, in Homes. I meant 

 to say that I find this is a near relative of the Lathyrus 

 sili'estris that was boomed as a forage plant some years 

 ago. In fact, I think I once said the plant was hand- 

 some enough, both flowers and foliage, to give it a place 

 as a dooryard ornament. Perennial pea is Lathyrus 

 gi-andiflorus. 



The Perfect pamphlet- preserver, which we are adver- 

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A POCKET TOOL-CHEST. 

 Several times in years past I have come across pocket- 

 knives with so many tools that they were a sort of pock- 

 et tool-chest: but none of them seemed to be very prac- 

 tical. They have, one after another, gone out of date, 

 so far as I know. Just now I have, however, in my 

 pocket something much better than I have ever gotten 

 hold of before. It is pictured on page 972 of this is- 

 sue. This arrangement is a little larger than an ordina- 

 ry pocket-knife. The knife- handle itself makes an ex- 

 cellent handle for a screwdriver or any other tool. It is 

 of good size, easy to grasp; and the best of it all is, the 

 various tools are held in the end of the handle absolute- 

 ly solid; and from the test given I find them the very 

 best steel and excellent temper. I think the lig would 

 be specially suitable for a bee-keeper, one who runs an 

 automobile, or it is a nice thing to have around the house 

 where you have not a set of good tools handy. 



Golden-All-Over 



ITALIAN - QUEENS 



I have a few choice untested Golden- 

 all-over Italian queens, reared from 

 Pratt stock, by Pratt's methods, and 

 will be able to supply a limited demand 

 for balance of the season at $1.25 each. 



VTtn. A. SKuff, PHiladelpKia. Pa. 

 4426 Osa^e Ave. 



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Bred from the old reliable 3- band stock. 

 Great honey -gatherers, gentle to han- 

 dle, and not inclined to swarm. Prices 

 for the balance of season, 60c each; $6 00 

 per doz. Selected untested, 75c each; 

 $7.00 per doz. Tested, $1.00 each; one- 

 half dozen, $5.00. Address all orders to 



W.J. FOREHAND, - Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



SUPERIOR STOCK. 



I make a specialty of long-tongued Italian red-clover 

 honey-queene. Untested queen, 75 cts. each; V2 doz., 

 $3.00; tested, $1.00; V2 doz., $5.00. Bees for business is 

 my motto. 



FRED. LEININCER, Ft. Jennings, O. 



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We make them and the very best of Dove- 

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Marshfield Manufacturing Company 



Marshfield, Wisconsin 



Golden and Leather- j^ 

 j^ colored Italian Queens 



Breeders, 55.00. Caucasian queens will be ready to 

 maU July 1. Untested, each, $1.00; six for $5.00. War- 

 ranted tested, each, $1.40; six, $8.00. We have three 

 yards— two Italian and one Caucasian — and mean to 

 meet the trade. Prices on nuclei on application. 



D. J. Blocher, 



Pearl City, 111. 



