1907 GLP:ANINGS in bee culture. 1359 



MBCofBeeCulture 



(and the X Y Z as well ). 



IT is only two years since we undertook to revise a new edition of our ABC, num 

 bering 15,000 copies; yet the general advance along all the lines of bee-keeping, and 

 the demand for the ABC, have been so great that we have been compelled to go com- 

 pletely over our work again and issue another edition, larger and better than the last. 



A COMPLETE REVISION. 



When we started on the work of revising the ABC book we had no intention of submitting it to 

 any great changes, more particularly as we were in a hurry to get it out, as the old edition was nearly 

 exhausted. But as the work of revision progressed, we found it necessary to make extensive alterations 

 and additions— so much so that the book itself will be considerably larger. To meet the demand for bet- 

 ter illustrations we had to provide a higher and more expensive grade of paper. These two factors 

 compelled us to raise the price of the new edition, for, as most bee-keepers are aware, the A B C is sold 

 on a very small margin of profit. 



PRACTICALLY A NEW WORK ON BEES. 



In addition to our regular staff of Root experts we have been assisted by W. K. Morrison, who has 

 entirely rewritten many of the articles having to do with the scientific side of bee-keeping, besides read- 

 ing and editing much of the other work as it went along. Mr. Morrison has traveled over all sections 

 of the United States, almost every island in the West Indies, a large portion of South America, and also 

 in Mexico, Central America, and Europe, so that the new ABC will be world-wide in its application, 

 and sectional ideas largely eliminated. While the new book is American in its make-up from start to 

 finish, in no sense can it be termed local to this country, and we believe it will be found as useful to a 

 bee-keeper in Mexico, Cuba, West Indies, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, 

 New Zealand, and other countries, as it has been found to the bee-keepers of the United States. 



VERY PRACTICAL. 



In doing this the practical side of bee-keeping has not been slighted; on the contrary we have kept 

 the dollar and cents side of the bee-business constantly in view, for we recognize the fact that bee- 

 keeping must be made to pay or it ceases to exist. 



LARGER THAN BEFORE. 



While the new edition is larger than its predecessors, it is in no sense padded with useless material; 

 on the contrary much of the work is necessarily condensed after the manner of an encyclopedia. We 

 recognize the fact that the average bee-keeper has not a superabundancelof time on his bands, and we 

 have tried to meet his views of the matter. 



THE NEW PURE-FOOD LAW. 



In conformity with the changes now going on, new articles on sugar, honey, glucose, and nectar 

 have been provided; also others on the law of bees, and foul-brood laws. These features alone are valu- 

 able. 



HONEY-PLANTS. 



The' question of honey-plants is very important in estimating the value of a locality for bees, and 

 this has been carefully rewritten, in many cases, so that the beginner in most parts can get a fair con- 

 ception of the value of his locality for bee-keeping. In every case the scientific name accompanies all 

 common names of honey-plants, so that the information conveyed will be found useful in all parts of 

 the world. 



QUEEN-BREEDING. 



As the readers of Gleanings are fully aware, rapid strides are being made all along the line in 

 scientific queen-breeding, and the usual article on this subject has been reoastfto suit the times. 



MAKING AND RENDERING WAX. 



As most of our readers know, improvements have been recently effected in this department, neces- 

 sitating an entire change in this subject. Mr. H. H. Root has written this after much study and many 

 experiments. 



POWER-DRIVEN EXTRACTORS. 



These have been dealt with under the subject of " Extracted Honey," so that the owner of such an 

 outfit, or the bee-keeper who desires to get one, will have the necessary information at his elbow at all 

 times. 



DISEASES OF BEES. 



So much has been learned about the inner workings and origin of bee-diseases that this is absolutely 

 new in this edition. While the article under this head is necessarily brief, it covers the whole sub- 

 ject as it now stands. E. R. Root, the editor-in-chief, has gone to a great deal of trouble to get this so 

 that the average bee-keeper can thoroughly understand it. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The A B C of Bee Culture has always been famous for its illustrations, which are calculated to 

 arouse the enthusiasm of the average bee-keeper, making him more determined than before to excel in 

 his chosen pursuit or avocation. Price $1.50 postpaid; $1.25 by freight or express, not prepaid. For 

 sale by all booksellers and supply dealers. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, OHIO. 



