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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



80 



uA.D"SrEI?,TISEIs.a^E3SrTS. 



Advertisements will be received at the i-ate often 

 •<'i9its per line, Noniiareil space, each insertion, cash 

 m advance ; and we require that every Advertisei 

 sat islics us of his responsibility a«d intention to do 

 nh that he agrees, and that his'goods are really worth 

 fhi! jirii'c asked for them. 



COLONIES. 



We !ire winterin;< 80 Iiii|X)rtod Qtieens in our apiary 

 -,HUl we will offer about half of Iheui, to be delivered in 

 >firinir. 



In full colonies as usnal- 



Tlie render must bear in mind that we are the only 



SttCGessM Importers of bees in America. 



We vi-iU sell at the followiriK reduced, prices : 



Oolony with InifKirted Queen 518.00 



Home bred tested Queen 14,00 



Queens ail raised in 1875. 



The hives are all new, well made and well painted, and 

 oiMbs straight. 



Safe ariival (guaranteed. 



CH. DADANT & SOX, 



Hamilton, Hancock Co., Ills. 



<JUR Bee Journal of the Southern States. Issued 

 «iouthlv at 82.00 per vear. Sample copies free. 



Address A. F. MOON & Co. Rome, Georgia. 



"PHE" B08S POTATO. 



W<i lia^'o it; in Coiiipton'.'^ .*^iii'-j 

 prise. 



After having tried nearly all the leading new varieties, 

 we give it the preference as a Standard Potatoe, on ac- 

 «i»ljiit of its productiveness; its good size for table use; 

 ilji earliiiess -ripening here the last of August; its free- 

 dom from rot : its superior keeping and table qualities 

 pi-eservinL' well ils whitene.ss; its dry, tine grained meali- 

 Bioss, nnd its excellent flavor until July and August. 

 Price per bushel. Com pton's Surprise... $ .75 



■' ■" BrowneUs Beauty 7.'5 



Three bushels or moi'e to one address, per bushel 50 



STiowflik(^ Iter peck 75e.; per bushel. 2.00 



They will be shipped in new Stark Mills grain sacks, 



])rice of sacks, each 25 



JAS. H. TOWNLEY. 

 'J'ompkins, Jackson Co., Mich. 3^ 



BOX HIVES. 



Containing Pxii'e Italian ll«es. 



BOX H IVES of -JOOO cubie inehes eiiprici'y eontnining 

 str;d;rht combs (built on guides) and Tested Queens 

 iKiit over 1 vear old. delivered at the nenrest Express office 

 in Nov. nt 88.00; or the followinir Ai)ril at $10.00. 



Four Dollars must aeeonipitiy cich oixier. California, 

 Mx., is mv nearest Money Order olliei-. 



E. DIEFENDORF, 

 •It^lr Clarksl)urg. Maniteau Co. Mo. 



>Iot«jrial foi' T^angsti'otli Hives, 



Secluding 10 frames and 7 inch cap, cut ready to nail 

 for 80c., in lots of 30 or more. Kiln dried pine lumber 

 "sr(f. Address J. OATMAN & CO.. 



:?-4i> Dundee, Kane Co., 111. 



7o» con(». Circular C. C. VAJV DEVfifinr, 

 !teut free! «i|»rout Brook, Mont. Co., itf.Y. 



MUTH'S ADVERTISEMENT. 



46 



Der Bienenvater, 



99 



hone;^ jars. 



One poun<I (squ.ire) Jars, per gross, |6.50 



Two " " " " 8..'K) 



One " " " Flint glass per gross. .;...9.(X) 



Two " " " " " " " 11.00 



Corks lor 1 an<l 2 lb. jars 76 



Tin Foil Caps, per gross 1.20 



Labels, " "• 75 



A thousand labels address printed to order ,5.00 



One qt. fruit jars. Mason's patent, i)er gross J7.00 



Isabels for same, " " f)5 



A thousand laliels address printed to order 4.00 



Uncapping Knives, as good as any, each .W 



" per doz 4.50 



Alsike Clover Seed, per bushel i;5..5(i 



" *' " " peck 3.50 



" " " " pound 40 



iL,AT»irc;s'rROTM: b33i: iiiv2±:h. 



Straw Mats, Bee Veils etc., at reasonable rates. 



For further particulars. Address. 

 Itf CHAS. F. MUTH, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



THE BEE:-KEEP]::RS' niAOAZINE, an illus- 

 trated monthly journal of 

 gg^,2ai5»fe5^sTi 32 octavo pages, devoted 

 «rr.ii.,*,:?^^!SsiM exclusively to Bec-C!ul- 

 ture; edited by Albert J. 

 King, containing contri- 

 butions from MrSi Ellen S. 

 ^^Bsr-i Tupper and experienced 

 ^^Stl^Xr Bee-Keepers in Amicuica 

 sfessfeaN and Europe. A large 

 space is devoted to begin- 

 ners, giving useful infor- 

 mation just when it is most needed throughout the 

 year. Terms 81..50 per year. The Bee-Keepers' Text- 

 Book in German or Erujlish, and the Bee-KeeiJers' 

 Magazine 1 j ear SI. 70. A 64 page panijihlet (i)rice 50c) 

 containing a beautilul life-like Clironio of Honey- 

 Plants and Italian Bees in their natural colors, 

 \\'i\\\ prize essay of Mrs. Tupper, tiueen Rearing by 

 M. Quinby, instruction for beginners, etc., sent free 

 with the Magazine, on trial, 4 months for 50 cents. 

 Agents wanteil— Cash commission and permanent 

 employment. Address, 



KING & SLOCUM, 61 Hudson St., N. Y. 



ITALIAN QUEENS bred from imported mothers— 

 a month earlier than in the North. Pin-ity and 

 safe arrival guaranteed. Also full colonies of Italians 

 in Langstroth hives for sale at S15.00 per colonj-. 

 Address Dit. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



MISS S. E. FIJEEEB, DESIGNING AND 

 ENGRAVING ON WOOD, 25 Bon<l Street, 

 Room 3. N. Y. Awarded Medal of Merit at Vienna 

 Exposition, li'73. Orders by mail promptly executed, 

 at reasonable rates, from sketches or photographs. 

 Electrotypes supplied. 



British Bee JoTimal 



Is A LAIIOE, Beautifully Printed, and Profusely Illus- 

 trated MONTHLY; Clear Type and Pine Hea\-y 

 Paper. 



It is conducted by CHARLES NASH ABBOTT, Haa- 

 well, W., lx)iidon, England. Annual Subscription, Half- 

 a-(Juinea. 



We will send it with Gleanings and pay all postage 

 for 12.50. 



-i Jlcii lily of Bohemia, organ of Its Majesty, the high- 

 <'sl sanfiioned Society for the im]irovfmetit of Bee culture 

 '.u lJf)hi'mi-i. Subseriptiiiii [iri<-.. 75 cents per year. 



Address: Editorsliip and Aduimistration of the BIE- 

 M-INVATEK, Pragi'o, ' Aiislriai P.reilo Ga,sse, No. 747. 



From one to two feet, per hundred 9 5.98 



" two to six " " " 8.9# 



" six to ten " " "' 15.0© 



" tentofifteen " " 30.00 



A\'hite Oak, same figures. 



Whilewood or Tidip. at double above rates. 



(General nursery stock, such as Fruits and Grape vines 

 frf all kinds. Apples and Cherries. Evergreens, Osiige 

 Orange plants, &c., for hedges, siieeiallies. Maple trees 

 also at low figures. J. L. GREEN. 



3-ld Granger, Medina Co., O. 



