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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



MICROSCOPES. 



The^e art' real pomiiound microscopes, and quite a dif- 

 ferent thiii_' f '-(iin the double nnil sin 'l-i niaa:Tiif>inf? fjlass- 

 es so often e 1 e 1 hv rliat nam-'. '1 he on ij we offer at S3. 

 is a very n^.it nistrument carefully papke^l in a maliojtany 

 box, with iintil^ments for the work <f tJikin/ regular les- 

 smsinthe insect worl !. You will find, with it, that a 

 siiiirle bee uill maVe a study for a loni? time. Sent by 

 null for S."5 1.1. nnd if you are not pleased with it, yon cnn 

 r. turn it at our ex|iense, and the money will be refunded. 



FI&ICE LIST OF QUEENS. 



Imported queens will he 8<^)00. if I s -leet the best to fill 

 yimr order, or S-i '''^. if I select the j^Kirest. VVh:tt I menu 

 by best, is those which are liriest and liichtest in color, 

 lint protbi^e the lirgest and yellowest bees, and are the 

 most fjDliric liyers. Jt takes a lomr time to testa queen 

 f )r honey 'j-uheritis, and therefore it would be nothinir 

 srriruce. if those sent out at the lesser price, are really 

 most valuable. 



Tested queens, r"arefl from imported inothers, hivinirall 

 1h^ aliove trood qnaiti'^'i. S-'J. ; with part of the above fffXKl 

 q 1 iliti-'s, S2..5(i; and the poore.s', that I feel sure are not 

 hvbrids. ftl .."<». Now 1 am icoinft to try to have the above 

 Kitisfact/iry. and if ihey are not, you are to send them 

 b lok in<i L' o: to divs, and get jour money or anothtr 

 qil'e!', as you e v se. 



Yn\nivr iiU>*ens jist commencin? to lay, will be .sold for 

 SI Ofl if you cnmi^ »m\ H't them ; if you want them sent h> 

 mail, send us !()<', for ci^e and postage. 



Q\ieens thit hive been ^ sted and "' found wanting'' 

 wIM he soM for 'O'". I also reserve the privilege of senc.in? 

 out at\y kind i>f i queen that I do not like, as a ."500. queen. 

 I h ive made ihe above conWitinjis that I may be enahletl 

 t) ■• flick out " 'Oldens to order, without doiuff any of you 

 an injustice. The d>Il:ir queens are alwH>s taken just as 

 th'\v co!iie. If •ui\ of you can furnish them cheajwr, I will 

 rpjoice wiih the rest. 



T rJn nr>t third: do'! ir queens can be furnislved snnner 

 fhan Jv,ly \st\ lint if our friends in the smith cnnctude 

 to "help ns out" in the matter, I tcill let yuii kuoio 

 through Gleatiinps. 



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A real little plane, for only 2.5e. Yes, and we have 

 inade arrang-ements with the manufacturers so that 

 we can send them by mail, post paid, all for 25c. At 

 first glance you might take it for a toy plane; but, 

 if you try it on a board, you will find it is a plane in 

 reality. If you have sawed your stuff for hives a 

 little "full as I have directed, you can, with this 

 plane, get just a fit, and without very much labor 

 either. They will sharpen a lead pencil beautifully, 

 trim up a wood cut or electrotype, take the corners 

 off from a rough box, reduce the width of a board, 

 and do it all in a workmanlike and finished manner; 

 and when they need sharpening, the bit is taken 

 out or adjusted securely, by simply turning a single 

 screw with the thumb and finger. We can furnish 

 a larger size for 50c, and still larger for 75c. 



FLANING MACHIlOiS. 



CIGAR BOX PLANER. 



Price of 12 inch $75 00 



9 " 60 00 



Countershaft 12 00 



LILLIPtTTIAN PLANER. 



Price of I214 inch with stand $60 00 



" '• without stand 55 00 



15 '■ withstand 7100 



" " without stand R5 00 



18 " withstand 82 00 



" " without stand 75 00 



Counter Shaft 15 00 



For full particulars of these Planers send for de- 

 scriptive circular. 



QUEEN CAGES AND BEE-FEEDEKS. 



There are two Inventions 1 have made of late, 

 that I am especially proud of : the Candy Qncen Cfip> , 

 and the Simpliciiv Feeder. They answer the tinrp<is<- 

 80 completely, rnd are so clean and neat, that I slvonld 

 not have considered the price very hiph, f\,t -iTic; luit 

 when 1 iliscovered that we could make them so as t" 

 be sold lor o«Zy/ii-'e cen?s, I 1 veil, aa nearly i§ 



