1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



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IMPXiEMElffTS rOR EEE CTJI.TTJIIE 

 ALPHABETIC ALLY AHEAIfGED. 



For cU'F-ciiption of the variows aiticles sec our 

 Twelfth Edition Circular and Pi-ice list found in 

 Jan. No., Vol. VJ,, or moiled on applicfition. 



For directions Hoiv to 3i«7ic all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Bee Culture. 



This Price List to be taJsen in place of those of 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of ftgures ; the ligures giving- the amount of 



pOStailf VlquiKd. 



Canada ix.si-.ijre on merchandise is limited to SU 

 oz., and nothing- can be sent for less than 10 cents. 



35 



See ABC. 



$ 10 



Alighting- Board, detachable. 



I Part First 



I Basswood trees for planting, tor prices see 



I Price List 



I Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 8 OO 



I Barrels tor honey 2 50 



I " " waxed and painted. .. . 3 50 

 I Bees, per colony, frcm $7 to $16, for partic- 

 j ulare see price list 



10 I Bee-Hunting bo.\, with printed instructions 25 

 I Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings .50, 60, 15 



10 1 Blocks, iron, for metal ci^rnered frame ma- 



1 king 15 



One of the above is given free with every 100 

 frames, or lOCO corners. 



10 I Burlap for co-\-ering bees; 40 in. wide, per yd 10 

 I Buzz-Saw, foot -power, amviAete; circular 

 I with cuts free on application. Two saws 



I and two gauges included 85 00 



I Buzz-Saws, extra, 6 in. f 1 60; 7 in. $1 75; 8 in 2 00 

 j 10 inch, !?o,25; all filed, and set, and 

 mailed free of p(>stage. 

 Buzz-Paw mandrel and boxes complete for 



6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 8 CO 

 Cages, wood and wiie cloth, provisioned, 



see price list C5 



" " " per dcz 50 



Larger size double above prices 



60 



32 



£0 I Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



I per lb 15 



I " li/i lbs. in Section box 20 



Eight lb. slab in L. frame 1 15 



CO 



I Cards, queen registering, per dc z 06 



i " " " per ICO 40 



Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



t for 1877) SO 



9| " " without the chaff 15 



40 I Chaff c-usliirn di\ isicn lioards 20 



2 I Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 10 



30 i Clasps for transferring-, package of ICO 25 



I Climbers for Bee-Hunting 2 CO 



I Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 60 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete S.5 to 100 CO 



20 I Corners, metal, i>er iCO 76 



20 " " top only, per 100 100 



15 1 " " bottom, per 100 50 



On ],((0 or mere a discount cf 10 per cent will be 



>iiade, and en 10,(00, 25 per etnt. The latter will be 



5;iven to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



I Corners, Maehinei-y cr mplete fcr mckirg f2r.O CO 



32 I Duck, for tectljng, andcovei ing the fian;os 



I — bees do not often bite it— per yard, (£9 



I inches wide) 



; Extractors, accoieling- to size of frame, 



1 $': 50 to 10 CO 



" inside and gearing, including 



1 honey-gate ^5 00 



" Ho<ips to go around the top 60 



" " per doz 5 00 



Feeder, S^implicity, (see price list) 1 pint 05 



Feeders, 1 quart, tin, pepj>er bex style 10 



The same, 6 qts, to be ustd in upper story 50 

 Files for small circular rip saws, new and 



valuable, 2Cc- ; per tloz. by Express.. 2 25 



2 ' "3 cornered, for cross-cut saws 10 



5 I Fram.es with sample Rabbet and Clasps... 10 

 18 i Galvanized iron %vire for g-raI>e^ine trellises 



! per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



25 i Gates for Extractois tinned for soldering. . 50 



50 I Grearing-feir Extractor with supporting arm 1 .50 



I GtiEAKiKGS, Vol's 1 ard II, each 15 



" Vors IV and V, each 1 CO 



1 " Vol. in, sf cond-hand 2 CO 



1 " first five neatly bound in one... (i (M) 



OJ " " " unbound 5 00 



20 



Hives from .5Cc to $6 25 ; for particulars see 

 price list 



Honey Knives 1 00 



" " ;4 doz. 5 25 



" '* i^^ doz by Express 5 00 



." " Curved point 115 



doz. 



6 25 



Labels for honey, from S5 to 5Cc per 100 



I for particulars see price list 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching- queen cells as 



bufit...: 5 CO 



Larva?, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



Lithographof the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" " -Double lens, brass on 



1 three feet 1 CO 



I Medley of Bee-Keeper's Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 

 12 I Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 CO 

 j " Prepared objects for above, such 

 ! as bees' wing, sting, eye, foot, &c., each £5 

 7 I Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 I ions, pretty stout, but not gccd as duck, 



I per yard 10 



10 I Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 I Parafflnc, for -n^axing bai rtls, per lb 20 



I Photo of House Apiary and improvements 25 



1 Queer;S, 5Cc t o f 6 00. See price list 



2 I Rabbets. Metal, per foot 02 



j Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



I Scissors, for clipping- queen's wings 40 



6 I Section boxes, fjmcy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



I &c., each 05 



j Section Hoiiey box, a sample with strip of 



I fdn. and p i-inted instructions C5 



. I Section boxes in the fiat by the quantity, 

 i $9 60 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 I ing- to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 15 I Case of 3 section boxes showing the 



I way in which the separators are used, 

 I suitable for any kind of hive, see cut, p. 8, 10 

 18 I Seed, A Isike Clover, i aised near us, per lb . . 25 

 18 I " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 20c ; per lb. 3 CO 



0| " Chinese Mustard, per oz 15 



18 1 '• Meliilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 60 



j " Motherwort, per oz. 3Cc; per ib S CO 



18 I " Mignonette, per lb. (2Cc per oz) 1 50 



j " Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



I " '* " " peroz 50 



18] " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



I " •' '• " peck by Express 76 



18 1 •' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



I " July, per Ib 



A small package of any ( f the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



5 I Sheets of duck to keep the tees from soil- 

 ing or eating the cushions 



I Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



I honey 



Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 15c extra) 



" Doolittle's 



Bingham's $1 25 ; 1 fiO ; 



Our own, see illustration in price 



list 



Tacks, galvanized, per paper 



Thermometers 



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

 The same, all of taiietair (almost as gocd) 



Wax Extractor 3 50 



Copper bottomed boiler tor above 1 50 



Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned per 



square foot 15 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 12 



Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



to the inch respectively 



Painted wire cloth, 14 mesh to the inch, per 



square foot 07 



A li goods dell^•ered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



10 



15 



10 



CO 



1 60 

 25 



2 CO 



75 

 10 

 40 

 76 

 60 



AVe will send Gleanings— 



With The American Eee Journal («2 CO) f 2 50 



The Bee-Keeper's Magazine (1 60) 3 00 



Both the above Bee Journals of America 4 00 



British Bee Journal (12 00) 2 50 



All Three 5 60 



American Agriculturist (61 CO) 2 25 



Prairie Farmer (2 15) 2 60 



Rural New Yorker (2 iiO) 3 25 



Scientific Ameiican (3 20) 3 TO 



Fiuit F.ecorder and Cottage Gardener (1 CO) 1 75 

 \_Ahcre rates fnchide all Postage^ 



