1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMPLEMENTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



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For description of the various articles, see our 

 Twelfth Edition Circular and Price List found in 

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



For directions J/(iU' ^j J/aAf all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Bee Cultui-e. 



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 

 postage required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 8J£ 

 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 



see Price List 



Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 



Barrels for honey 2 50 



" " waxed and painted... . 3 50 



Bees, per colony, from f 7 to $l*i, for partic- 



1 ulars see price list 



10 I Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings .^0, 60, 75 



10 1 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame nia- 



I king 15 



One of the above is given free with e\ery ICO 

 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 35 00 



I Buzz-Saws, extra, )-.5c, to 13.50. See price list. 



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

 where 

 CO I Buzz-Saw 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) 7 00 



3 Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned. 



I See price list 10 



30 1 " " " perdoz 100 



30 i Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



I per lb 



j Cards, queen registering, per doz 



" " " per 100 



60 I Chaff cushions for wintering (sec No^■. No. 



I forl877) 



n j " " without the chaff 



40 I Chaff cushion division boards 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 



Clasps for transferring, package of 100 



Climbers for Dee-Hunting 2 50 



Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 .50 



Comb Foundation Llachines complete $35 to 100 00 



Conip'-s, metal, per 100 75 



top only, per 100 100 



*' " bottom, per 100 50 



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



made, and on 10,000, ?5 per cent. The latter will be 



given to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



I Corners, Machinery complete for making f 250 CO 



1,5 { Enameled cloth, the J)cst thing for covering 



I frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 



i propolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide. 



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



i Extractors, according to size of fi-ame, 

 1 ?6 50 to 10 00 



fi " inside and gearing, including 

 ti honey-gate 5 00 

 ' " Hoops to go around the top 50 

 per doz 5 00 

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



7 f 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 upper story 50 



i Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

 I valuable, 2t'c ; per doz. by express. . . 

 ji " The same, large size, double aliove 

 ' prices 



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



5 Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps . . . 

 18 I Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



I per lb. (about TOO feet) 



25 i Gates for Extractftrs tinned for soldering. . 

 50 I Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 



i Gleanings, Vol's I and IT, each 



01 " Vol's IV and V, each 100 



Of " Vol. Ill, second-hand 2 00 



01 " first five neatly bound in one... 6 00 

 or " " " unbound.... 5 00 



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for particulars see 



I Hives from 50c to J 



I price list 



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



I " " i-i doz 5 25 



I " " Vi doz by Express 5 CO 



I Labels for honey, from 25 to 5Cc per ICO ; 



I for particulars see price list 



I Lamp Nurseiy, for hatching queen cells as 



I built 5 00 



I Larva>, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side .'0 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary £5 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" " Double lens, brass rn 



three feet i 00 



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

 12 1 Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 CO 

 I Prepared objects for above, 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, 



peryard lo 



10 i Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 I ParaAne, for waxing barrels, per lb 25 



I Photo of House Apiary and improvements 25 

 60 I Pump, Fountain, or Swarm Arrester 8 50 



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



Rabbets, Metal, per foot 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

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

 for foot-power saws ' 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



Section bo.xes, fancy, hearts, stars, cresses, 

 &c., each 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 

 f dn. and printed instructions 



Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 $9 50 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 Cast of 3 section boxes, showing the 

 way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive, see price list 



Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near ns, per lb. . 

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



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 



'• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 



" White Dutch Clover, per lb 



" Motherwort, per oz. 2(!c; per lb 2 CO 



" Mignonette, per lb. (25e per oz) 1 



Co 



10 

 25 

 2 CO 

 15 

 60 

 35 



Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



I " "■ " " peroz 5JD 



18 I " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



I " "■ " " peck, by Express 75 



! " Common '• per peck 50 



18 I •' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



I " July, per lb 15 



A small package of any of the above seeds Will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 

 5 



Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 



The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 



the Hat, for 75c 



1 i Slate tablets to hang on hives 



Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 1.5c extra)l 50 & 1 75 

 " Doolittle's, tobeheldinthemouth 



Bingham's *1 00; 1 60 ; 



25 I " Our own, see illustration in price 



list 



Tacks, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) 



Thermometers 



I Veils, Be'e, with face of Brussels net, (silk) 



The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



Veils, material for. Grenadine, much 



stronger than tarlatan. 21 inches iu 



width, per yard 



Brussels Net, for face of vail, 29 inches 



in width, per yard 1 50 



Wax Extractor 3 50 



Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



Wiie cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 



sqviare foot 12 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 10 



Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



to the inch respectively 



3 i Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 



I mesh to the inch, i?er square foot 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

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



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