1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMPLEMENTS FOB BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ASBANGED. 



For description of the various articles, sec our 

 Twelfth Edition Circular and Price List found in 

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



For directions How to Make all these various arti- 

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



This Price List to be taken in place of those of 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designatetl in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures gi\ iiig the amount of 

 iioxtayc required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 85£ 

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

 15 I Alighting Board, detachable. See A B C, 



I Part First $ 10 



i Basswood trees for planting. For prices 



I see Price List 



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



I Ban-els for honey 2 50 



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



i Bees, per colony, from i!7 to §^16, for partic- 



I ulars see price list 



10 I Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



1 Binder, Emei-son's, for Gleanings .50, 60, T5 



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



1 king 15 



One of the above is given free with every 100 



frames, or 1000 corners. 



10 I Burlap for covering bees. 40 in. wide, per yd 10 

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

 I with cuts free on application. Two saws 

 I and two gauges included oo 00 



I Buzz-Saws, extia, 8.5c, to f3..50. See price list. 

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



where 



60 I Buzz-Saw mandi-el and boxes complete for 



I 6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



, The same for V and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 7 00 



1 I Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned. 



i See price list 05 



12 I " " " perdoz 50 



I " larger size, double above prices... 

 20 : Candj- for bees, can be fed at any season, 



1 per lb 



1 Cards, queen registering, per doz 



" " " per 100 



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



I for 1877) 



31 " " without the chaff 



40 I Chaff cushion division boards 



2 1 Cheese clr th, for strainers, per yaixl 



10 I Clasps for transferring, package of 100 



i Climbers for BeoHunting 



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



] has hinged cover and pair of bandies 150 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete SS5 to 100 00 



20 Comers, metal, per 1(30 75 



20 " " top only, per 100 100 



15 " " bottom, per 100 .50 



On 1,000 or moi-e a discount of 10 per cent will be 

 made, and on jO,(XK), 25 per cent. The latter will be 

 given to those who advertise metal comei-ed frames. 

 1 Comers, Machinery complete for making f250 CO 

 15 I Enameled cloth, thc-hegt thing for covering 

 I frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 

 I propolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



I 2.5c. By the piece, (12 yards) 22 



i Extractoi-s, according to size of frame, 



1 *f) 50 to 10 00 



" inside and gearing. Including 



i honey-g-ate 5 00 



! " Hoops to go around the top .50 



per doz 5 CO 



5 i Feeder, Simplicity, (see price list) 1 pint 05 



7 I Feedei-s, 1 quart, tin, (sec April No) 10 



4 ' The snme, half size 05 



1 The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper stoiy 50 



Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

 I valuable, 2(c ; per doz. by express. . . 



I '- Tbe same, large size, double above 



I prices 



2 i "3 cornered, for cross-cut saws. 10c; doz 



5 I Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps. . . 

 18 I Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



I per lb. (about ICO feet) 20 



25 I Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . 50 

 50 1 Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 1 25 



1 Gleanings, Vol's I and 11, each to 



I " Vol's IV and V, each 1 00 



0! " Vol. IIL second-hand 2 00 



I " first five neatly bound in one. . . 6 CO 

 0| *' ♦» " ' unbound 5 CO 



0' 



2 00 



1 00 

 10 



3 CO 



; Hi\ es from 5Cc to S^6 25 ; for particulars see 



I price list 



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



I " " Vi doz 5 25 



i " " M doz by Express 5 CO 



i Labels for honey, f rem 25 to 6Cc per HO ; 



1 for particulars see price list 



i Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells as 



! built SCO 



I Larvse, for queen rearing, frf m June to 



1 Sept 25 



15 j Leather for smoker bellows, per side .''0 



I Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



i Magnif } ing Glass, Pocket 50 



1 " " Double lens, brass en 



i t hree feet l (ti 



Oi McdleyofBce-Kceper's Photo's, 150 photo's 1 CO 

 12 I Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 

 ' Prepared objects for above, such 



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



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

 i ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 

 I per yard 



10 i Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 CO 



18 1 Paralfine, for waxing barrels, per lb 



I Photo of House Apiary and improvements 

 CO 1 Pump, Fountain, or Swarm Arrester 8 



I Queens, 25c to $6 CO. See price list 



1 I Kabbets, Metal, per foot 



i Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per cz 



8 I Saw Set for Circular Saws 



j Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 



1 bined; 4'2 inch, 10c; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 



I for foot-power saws ' 



] Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



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



i &c., each 



I Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



I fdn. and printed instructions 



I Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 



I $9 50 per thousand and upwards, accoid- 



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



15 I Case of 3 section toxes, showing the 



I way in which the separatois ore used, 



suitable for any kind of hive, see price list 



Seed, Alsike Clover, raii<cd 7uar tv^■, per lb. . 



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



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 



'• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 



White Dutch Clover, per lb 



" Mf.thei wort, per oz. 2lc; per lb 2 Ctt 



" Mignonette, per lb. (2.';c per oz) 1 'i5 



" Simpson Honey Plant, per package (5 



" " " " peroz 



" Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb . 



" " " " peck, by Express 



" Common " per peck 



•' 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. 

 5 I Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



I from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



I Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



j honey 60 



i The same for 24 sections, half above 

 I pi-ices. This size can be sent by mail in 



I 1 he flat, for 75c 



Plate tablets to hang on hives 01 



Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 15c extra)l oO&l 75 

 Doolittle's, to be held in the mouth 25 



Bingham's f 1 00; 1 60 : 



Our own, see illustration in price 



list 



Tacks, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) ■. 



Thermometers 



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



The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



I Veils, material for. Grenadine, much 



1 stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



width, per yard 



I Brussels Net, for face of vail, -29 inches 



i in width, per j'ard 150 



I Wax Extractor 8 50 



I Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 60 



5 1 Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 

 I square foot 12 



2 I Wire cloth, for queen cages 10 



I Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



i to the inch respectively 



3 I Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 



I mesh to the inch, per square foot C6 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. I. BOOT, Medina, Ohio. 



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