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date. At this late hour, holders 

 are anxious to sell, hence prices 

 vary \evy nuich. Honey has been 

 offered in almost every conceivable 

 shape and style of package. But 

 that which meets with the most 

 demand is the one-pound section ; 

 next the 1^ pound section, or 

 frame ; and packages containing 

 25 to 40 lbs. are preferred. One- 

 pound frames of comb-hone3' are 

 as small as this market calls for at 

 present, and none lai-ger than 1^- 

 will be taken to any extent, when 

 the smaller can be had. 



Extracted honey should be fur- 

 nished in packages ranging from 

 10 to 350 lbs. ; the smaller pack- 

 ages should be tin ; the larger 

 ones, iron-bound casks and kegs. 

 —Gleanings, April 2, 1883. 



BOOK NOTICES AND 

 REVIEWS. 



We have just received a copy of 

 the late edition of "Quinby's Xew 

 Bee Keeping" from its author L. 

 C. Eoot of Mohawk, N. Y. It is 

 a handsome work of nearly 300 

 pages. The typography and bind- 

 ing are commendable, and we take 

 great pleasure in recommending 

 this work to our readers as an in- 

 disjyensable handbook to the practi- 

 cal beekeeper. "We have used it 

 for a number of years as a book of 

 reference, and find that it is filled 

 with valuable information upon 

 every topic pertaining to apiculture. 

 The fact that it contains the results 

 of the lifework* of Moses Quinby 

 (the father of practical apiculture 

 in America, and the one from whom 

 so many of our most prominent api- 

 arists received their first instruc- 

 tions in practical beekeeping), 

 should of itself be a sufficient guar- 

 antee of its worth. 



In revising the former edition, 



Mr. Root has greatl}' improved it 

 adding not only the results of his 

 own experience, but also new 

 methods and advanced ideas. We 

 should deem our library of bee- 

 keeping literature incomplete with- 

 out it. 



As an inducement to subscribers, 

 we have made arrangements with 

 the author so that we offer it (in 

 our club list) at a great reduction, 

 or it may be purchased of the au- 

 thor. (See adv.) 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



The Philadelphia Beekeepers' 

 Association held its meeting June 

 11, at the residence of the Secre- 

 tary, F. H. Hahman, Esq., situ- 

 ated in Harrogate, a lovely suburb 

 of Philadelphia, 



As evidence of the interest 

 taken in the society and its ob- 

 jects, and the energy of its offi- 

 cers, there were nearly thirt}' mem- 

 bers and visitors who responded 

 to the call. 



The early part of the evening 

 was spent in the apiary, where 

 some hives were opened and frames 

 thoroughl}^ examined by ladies and 

 gentlemen, many not troubling to 

 wear any veil or protection of any 

 kind, as with careful handling the 

 bees behaved well and rather 

 seemed to enjoy being admired, 

 Messrs. Townsend (President), 

 Todd (Vice President), and Hah- 

 man (Secretary) acted as demon- 

 strators, and in the case of the 

 Holy Land bees and Cyprians, the 

 distinctive mark of the golden 

 shield on the thorax was specially 

 pointed out. 



The shades of evening having 

 fallen, the meeting was called to 

 order by the President, and the 

 usual routine of business trans- 



