84 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



'J5 I The same furnished with fdn. starters all ready 



for the bees 20 



Adding tin separators to either of the above will hi- 

 crease the price 5c, and the postage Cc. 

 4 I Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, etc. each 5 

 3 I Sheets of duck to keep the bees from soiling 



I or eating the cushions 



ft Scissors, lor clipping queen's wings 



18 I Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near us, per iii... 

 18 I '• Summer Rape. Sow in June and July. 

 01 " Chinese Mustard, per oz. 



18 I Silver Hull Buckwheai; 



10 I Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada iSc extra) 1 50 



L)oolittle'_ 



•J I Tacks, Galvanized 



•"{ I Thermometers 



I Veils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk). 

 I The same, all of tarletan (almost as good).. 

 5 i Wire Cloth, for Extractors, per foot 



" •' Queen Cages 



All ffoods delivered on board the cars at prices named. 

 :feg~We will nav Sl.OO cash, for Vol. III. A I. ROOT. 



Price List of Bees, Queens, Etc., for 1877. 



] Full colony .. .. with tested queen S1.3 00 



1 three frame nucleus " " " 5.50 



i, " , " " " dollar '• 4 00 



I tested queen 2 50 



1 untested " "..' ] qq 



A discount of 10 per cent will be made on all orders 

 of more than Sio. 00 each. All my queens are raised 

 irom Imported Mothers, I only guaranteeing the safe 

 Jirrival (-/■ all tested queeris within lOCO miles. The 

 money must accompany each order, and all orders 

 will be filled strictly in rotation. My location enables 

 me to furnish queens much earlier than parties far- 

 ther north. Address, 

 'yod E. W. HALE. Wirt C. II., W. Va. 



FOE, SPRIITG DELIVERY f~ 



250 Colonies Italian Bees. 

 1 to .3 Colonies, each 

 r, to 10 

 10 to 2.5 

 .•iO to 100 



?9 00 



8 50 

 8 00 

 7 75 



Our bees are all healthy and free from foul brood, and 

 most of them have queens of last year's rearing. Safe ar- 

 rival i^uaraiiteed by express. We guarantee satisfaction 

 in all our transactions. Address 



--5*1 J. OATMAK & CO., Dundee, Kane Co., Ill 



^^verill Ohemical F»ainit. 



THE O.Y/.r RELIABLE. 

 THE MOtiT BEAUTIFUL. 

 THE MOST ECONOMICAL. 

 THE MOST DURABLE. 



Requires no oil thinner or drier. 

 Requires no waste of time in mixing, 

 Has stood r/itht i/cars' criticisms 

 With neorlji i ucrcdscd popularity 

 And yearly increased sales. 

 Is sold by the gallon only, in packages of from 1 to 

 40 gallons each, in Purest White and any Color or 

 Tint desired. 

 Ad<lress, for sample card of colors and prtce list, 

 r^.^^*'^*l*^ Cliemlcal I»a,int Co., 

 Office and Factory 132 & 134 East River Street, 



CLEVELAND, OHIO. 6-6-'77 



queen: From The SOUTH. 



Italian queens furnished the 

 coming season at the lollowing 

 prices : 



1 tested queen ^i CO 



6 " •• 15 00 



1 untested queen 1 00 



(5 -■• " 5 00 



Full colonies in Langstroth 



hives . . 12 50 



KF"Sate arrival of all queens 

 guaranteed."'^ 



Purchasers must assume all 

 risk in the transportation of 

 lull colonies. 



As i)romi>t attention as possible will be given to all 

 orders, ana satis/action f/uara7iteed- 

 2tf RUFUS MORGAN. Raleigh, N. C. 



THK BEE-KEEPERS' IWAGAZINE, an illus- 

 trated monthly journal of 

 .32 octavo pages, devoted 

 exclusively to bee-culture; 

 '•ditcd by Albert J. King. 

 containing contributions 

 from Mrs. Ellen S. Tupper, 

 and experienced bee-keep- 

 ers in America and Eu- 

 rope. A large space is de- 

 votetl to beginners, giving 

 useful information just 

 when it is most needed throughout the vear. Terms, 

 Sl-W per vear. The Bee-Keepers' Text-Book in Ger- 

 man or English, and the Bee-Keepers' Magazine one 

 year 51.70. A (14 page pamphlet (price 50c) containing 

 a beautiful life-like Cliroino of Honcj'-Plants 

 and Italian Be«s in their natural colors, with i)rize 

 of Mrs. Tupper, Queen rearing by M. Quinbv. instruc- 

 tion for beginners, etc., sent free with the jMagazine, 

 on trial, 4 months for 50 cents. Agents wanted— cash 

 commission and permanent employment. Address 



A. J. KING & CO., iil Hudson St., N. Y. 



Pnll 9iaAlia o^ Yellow Bees for Breeding or Honey,— as 

 aUli ttLOuAS sood, as cheap as uny. W. F. B. Spanish 

 """ Hens' Eggs for hatching. 23 .vears in perfect- 

 ing them. Now Si'fin'-'. Wnrraii'ed not Excelled. 

 3d J. M. .uAUVl.V, St.( :(iarles, Kane Co,, 111. 



BEFOI^E ZPTJI^CH-A-SIlSra- 



Supplies for y iii' Ai i r,v. si 11 1 a Postal Card for our 

 Price List of Hives. I'l an >, ^ c lonal and other Boxes 

 of any desired paueiii. Couii< fi uudations, M(!ta] Coi- 

 ners and Tested and Uiites-erl Queens from Imported 

 mother. J. C. & H. P. SAYLES, 



3-8d Hartford; M is. 



British. 



THE 



Bee Jonrnal, 



Is a larsre, beautifully printed, and profusely illus- 

 trated MONTHLY; clear type and line heavv pa|)er. 



ItiscohductPd by CHARLES NASH ABBOTT, Han- 

 well, W., London, England. Annual subscription, 

 half-a.guinea. 



We will send it with Gleanings and pay all postage 

 for S2.50. 



TEiRivisr s-mioxiTsr c!a.si3: i3sr~X5D-\r^^CE7 



One copy one year Si 00, or with Lithograph of Apiary, size 12x15, mailed free, postpaid, §1 25. or Lithograph willbe 

 sent as a premium for two Subscribers at 61 00 rfach. 

 Any person obtaining three Subscribers at §1 00 each, may retain 50e. for his trouble. 

 '" live " ■' " " 1 2.5 " '• 



" ten " " " " 4 00 " " 



Any number above ten will be sent at the rate of OOc. each. 

 Oi\ GLKANINGS, Si 00; three copies, .$2 50; five, .-83 75; ten. $6 00. 

 Names may be sent at any time duiing the year, and whenever a club is reached, we 

 amount previously sent us in excess of the club rates. In this way any of the 



will credit back the 



Articles Mentioned on our PRICE LIST may "be Secured as PREMIUMS. 



Plcjuse mention when names are intended for clubs. An acknowiedwment will be sent in all cases on receipt 0' 

 ley— tor any purpose whatever-hy return mail. Volumes 1 and 11 at 75e. each, Volume HI (second hand) a^ 

 , «.. \.,i„,.,.. i\ .,t §1.00 may be eouiited 011 the same terms, as we have a 



money— for aiiv 1 

 $1.2o, or Volume 1\ 



Large SupiDly of BACK I^UMBERS Provided for new beginners. 



As we mil ii'it take th 

 Fuii(i;ir,(iital Principle- 



spiwe ill lulure iimiihers to u'o over the siinic 

 and 



d :i'^:iin, and Volmiie I contains the entire 



Cjri'oxiiicl %^<>i*ls: lor {^Jlas ting- an A.i)iar;>- 



