1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMPLEMENTS FOE, BEE CUETURE 

 ALFHAEETICAI.LY AREANGEE. 



For description of the \ arious arlicles, see our 

 Twelfth Edition Circular and Price List found in 

 May No., Vol. VI., or mailed on application. 



For directions How ^) 3i«7a' all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see ABC of Bee Culture. 



This Price List to be taken in place of those of 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 pimtaqe required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 8^^ 

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

 15 i Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



1 Part First $ 10 



i Basswood trees for planting. For prices 



I see Price List 



! Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 8 00 



I Barrels for honey 2 50 



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



1 Bees, per colony, from $t to $16, for partic- 



I ulars see price list 



10 I Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings .'iO, 60, 75 



10 I Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 



I king 15 



One of the above Is given free with every 100 

 frames, or 1000 corners. 



10 j Burla jj for covering bees. 40 in. wide, per yd 10 

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

 I with cuts free on application. Two saws 



1 and two gauges included C5 00 



1 Buzz-Sitws, extrji, F.'c, to f.S.,')0. eee price list. 



The above are all filed, and set, and mailed any 

 where 

 60 1 Buzz-Baw mandrel and boxes complete for 



I 6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



i' . The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 8 00 

 .1 Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned. 



• I See price list 05 



12 i " " " perdoz 50 



I " larger size, double above prices. . . 

 20 ; Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



I per lb .^ 15 



I Cords, queen registering, per doz. ...... 06 



" " " per 100 40 



60 1 Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



I for 1877) 30 



9 I •' " without the chaff 15 



40 I Chiiff cushion division boards 20 



2 I Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 10 



Clasps for tnmsferring. package of 100 25 



Climbers for Bec>-Hunting 2 50 



Cfimb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



Comb Foundation Machines complete $35 to 100 00 



Corners, metal, per 100 75 



top only, per 100 100 



" " bottom, per 100 50 



On 1,000 or more n discount of 10 per cent will be 

 made, and on 10,C"Ofl, 25 per cent. The latter will be 

 given to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 

 I Corners, Mnchinery complete for making f250 00 

 15 1 En.nmclcd cloth, the hest thing for covering 

 I frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 

 i propolize it. Per. vard, 45 inches wide, 



I 25c. By the piece, (12 yards) 22 



I Extractors, according to size of frame. 



10 



.50 to 10 00 

 inside and gearing, including 



honey-gate 5 00 



Hoops to go around the top 50 



per doz 5 00 



5 ! Feeder, Sitnplicity, (see price list)l pint. 

 7 i Feeders, 1 quart, tin, (see April No) 







The snme. half size, 



The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story 



Files for small circular rip saws, new and 



I valuable, 2rc ; per doz. by express. . . 



I " The same, large size, double above 



I prices 



2 1 "3 cornered, for crnss-cnt saws, 10c; doz 

 5 I Frames with sample Habbot and Clasps. . . 

 18 I Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about TOO feet) 



Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . 

 Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 



Gleanings, Vol's I and 11, each 



" Vol's IV and V, each 



" Vol. Ill, second-hand 2 00 



" lirst five neatly bound in one.. . 6 00 

 " " " unbound 5 00 



2 00 



00 

 10 



20 

 50 

 .50 

 75 

 1 00 



I Hives from 5Cc to $6 25 ; f er particulars see 



I price list 



1 Honey Knives, straight or curved blade. . . 1 CO 



I " " '/2 doz 5 25 



" " 54 doz by Express 5 CO 



Labels for honey, from 25 to 5CcperlC0; 



for particulars see price list 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells as 



built 5 CO 



LarMe, for queen rearing, trom June to 



Sept 25 



15 Leal lier for smoker bellows, per side ! 



Lithographof the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



I Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



! " " Double lens, brass en 



1 three feet 1 CO 



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

 12 [ Microscope, Compound, in Mal3C>gany box 3 CO 

 ■ Prepared ob.iects for above, such 



I as bees' wing, sting, eye, foot, &c., each 25 



7 I Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cu.'^h- 



ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



I per yard 10 



10 I Opeia Glasses lor Bee-Kunting 5 CO 



18 1 Parafline, for waxing barrels, per lb 25 



I Photo of HoTise Apiary and improvements 25 

 60 I Pump, Fountain, or Swaim Airester 8 £0 



i Queens, 2.^^-0 to $6 00. See price list 



1 ] Kabbets, Metal, per foot 02 



1 Siilic.Alic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



8 ( Saw Set for Circular Saws 15 



I Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 



I bined)4V2 inch, 10c; 5 inch, 15c. Veiy nice 



I for foot-power saws 



I Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



6 I Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, cresses, 



I &c., each C5 



I Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



1 fdn. and printed instructions Co 



Scctirn boxes in the flat bj' the quantity, 



I S'fl .50 per thousand and upwaids, 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, 



suitable for any kiftd of hive, sec price list 10 

 18 Seed, A Isike Clover, ?aisfd near W.S, per lb. . 26 

 18 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 2Cc ; per lb. 2 CO 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 15 



18 '• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 60 



18 " White Dutch Clover, per lb 35 



M< therwort, per oz. 20c; per lb ..... . 3 00 



18 " Mignonette, per lb. (2.5c per oz) 1 75 



" Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



" " pcroz 50 



18 1 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



I " " " " peck, by Express 



I " Common " per peck 



18 •' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



I " July, per lb 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey ■ CO 



The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 

 the flat, for 75c 



1 1 Slate tablets to hang on hives 



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



5 1 " Doolittle's, tobeheldintbemouth 



Bingham's $1 25 ; 1 60 ; 



25 i " OuK OWN, see illustration in price 

 list 



2 1 Taclis, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) 



5 I Thermometers 



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



The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



Veils, material for. Grenadine, much 



j stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



I width, per yard 



Brussels Net, for face of vail, 29 inches 



1 in width, per yard 1 50 



I Wax Extractor 3 50 



I Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



5 I Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 

 I square foot 12 



2 Wire cloth, for queen cages 10 



I Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



1 to the inch respectively 



3 I Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 

 I mesh to the inch, per square foot 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

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



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