1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMFI.i:M£SirTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 A T.PE AEETIC AI.L Y ARRANGED. 



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For destn-iption of the various articles, sec our 

 Twelfth Edition Circular and I'rice List found in 

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



For directions Haw to Malic all these various arti- 

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



This Price List to be taken in place of those ot 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving' the amount of 

 piiiftcnic rcquircni. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 89^ 

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

 15 1 Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



i Part First 



I Basswood trees for planting. For prices 



I see Price List 



I Balances, spring, for suspended hi^e (CO lbs.) 



I Barrels for honey 



I " " waxed and painted.. . . 

 I Bees, per colony, from $T to $lti, for partic- 

 ulars see price list 



. , Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 



I Binder, Emer^n's, for Gleanings .50, 60, 75 



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



I king 15 



One of the above is given free with everj' 100 

 frames, or lOOO corners. 



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

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

 i with cuts free on application. Two saws 



I and two gauges included "5 00 



I Buzz-Saws, extra, a5c, to ^3.50. See pi-ice list. 



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

 where 

 60 I Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 



] 6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



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

 Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned. 



See price list 10 



" '* " per doz 1 00 



Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



per lb 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 



per 100 



Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



for 1S77) 



" " without the chaff 



Chaff cushion division boards 



I Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 



10 I Clasps for transferring, package of 100 



I Climbers for Bec^Hunting 



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



I has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 ,50 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete $35 to 100 00 



20 I Corners, metal, per ](X) 75 



20 I " " top only, ix>r Itt) 100 



15 1 *' " bottom. p<?r 100 50 



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



made, and on 10,000, 25 ix>r cent. The latter will Ik? 



given to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



I Corners, Machinery complete for making $250 (X) 



15 \ Enameled cloth, the hrst thing for covering 



\ frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 



I, propolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



l' 25e. By the piece, (12 yards) 



1 Extractors, according to size of frame, 



I $6 ,50 to 10 00 



" inside and gearing, including 



honey-gate 5 00 



' " Hoops to go around the top .50 



" " per doz 5 00 



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



7 i Feeders, 1 quart, tin, (see April No) 10 



4 1 The same, half size, 05 



25 I The same, 6 qts, to be used in upi)er story 50 



I Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

 ( valuable, 20c ; per doz. by express. . . 8 CO 

 I ** The same, large size, double above 

 f prices 



2f " 3 cornered, for cross-cut saws. ICc; doz 100 



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

 18 1 Galvanized iron wire for gi-apevine trellises 



1 per lb. (about 100 fret) 20 



25 I Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . 50 

 50 ! Gearin.ff for Extractor with suppoi-ting arm 1 25 



I Gleanings, Vol's I and II, each Ilj 



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



OJ " Vol. Til, second-hand 2 00 



[ " first fi^c neatly bound In one. . . (3 00 

 C} " " " unbound 5 CO 



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Hives from oCc to $6 25 ; for particulars see 



price list 



Honey Knives, straight or curved blade... 1 00 



" *' 54 doz ; 5 26 



" " ^ doz bj' Express 5 00 



Labels for honey, from 25 to .50c per ICO ; 



for particulars see price list 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells as 



built 5 CO 



I Larva>, for queen reai-ing, from June to 



I Sept 26 



15 Leather for smoker bellows, per side ti) 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



I Magnifying Glass, Pocket 60 



1 " " Double lens, brass on 



I three feet 100 



! Medleyof Bee-Keeper's Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 

 12 I Microscope, Comixjund, in Mahogany box 3 Od 

 I Prepared objects for abo\e, such 



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

 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



per yard 10 



10 1 Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 I Paratfine, for waxing barrels, per lb 

 I Photo of House Apiary and improvements 

 60 I Pump, Fountain, or Swarm Arrester 8 



I Queens, 25c to f 6 00. See price list 



1 I Kabbets, Metal, per foot 



I Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 



8 I Saw Set for Circular Saws ~ 



I Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) iVi inch, 10c; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 



for foot-power saws 



j Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



6 I Section boxes, fancy, heaits, stars, crosses, 



&c., each 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



fdn. and printed instructions 



Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 f 9 50 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size : for particulars, sec price list. 

 15 Case of 3 section boxes, showing the 



way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive, see price list 

 18 Seed, Alsike Clover, raistd near ws, per lb. . 

 18 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 20c ; per lb. 2 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz .'. ,. 



18 '• Mellilot. or Sweet Clovei-, per lb 



18 " White Dutch Closer, per lb 



" Motherwort, per oz. 2t'<i; per lb 2 



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



Simpson Honey Plant, per package 



I " '* " " peroz 



18 I " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 



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 60 



The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 



the flat, for 75c 



Slate tablets to hang on hives 

 Smoker, Quinb.v's (to Canada 15c extrajl 50 & 1 15 

 Doclittle's, to be held in the mouth 



Bingham's S^l 00; 1 60 ; 



Our own, see illustration in price 



list 



Tacks, tinned, i>er paper, (two sizes) 



Thermometers 



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



The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



Veils, material foi-. Grenadine, much 



stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



width, per yard 



Bi-ussels Net, for face of vail, '29 inches 



in width, per yai'd 1 .50 



Wa.v Extractor 3 .50 



I Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



5 Wire cloth, for Extractoi-s, tinned, per 

 1 square foot 12 



2 Wire cloth, for <jueen cages 10 



I Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



! to the inch resix»ctively 



3 i Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 

 I mesh to the inch, per square foot 



All goods delhorcd on board the cars here at priaes 

 named. A. L ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



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