1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



365 



IMPLEMENTS TOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



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 Hdw tit Malw 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 tig-ures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to S^ 

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

 Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



Part First. . : $ 



Bass wood trees for planting. For prices 



see Price List 



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



Barrels for honey 2 50 



" " waxed and painted... . 3 50 

 Bees, per colony, from $7 to $16, for partic- 

 ulars see price list 



Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



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



Blocks, iron, for metal c<nnei-ed frame ma- 

 king 15 



One of the above is given free with every 100 

 frames, or 1000 corners 



15 



10 



10 



10 



Burlap for cf)\ering- bees. 40 in. wide, per yd 



Buzz-Saw, fdot-powcr, complete; circular 



with cuts free on application. Two saws 



and two gauges included 35 00 



I Buzz-Saws, extra. She, to $3.50. See price list. 



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

 where 

 60 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 00 

 Cages for queens, wood and wire cloth, 



provisioned. See piice 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 1877) 



" " without the chaff 



i Chaff cushion division boards 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 



Clasps for transferring, package of 100 



Climbers for Bee-Hunting 



Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 .50 



Comb Foundation Machines complete f 35 to 100 00 



Corne»-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, 25 per cent. The latter will be 

 given to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 

 I Corners, Machinery complete for making $^250 00 



15 



Enameled cloth, the hest thing for covering- 

 frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 

 propolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



25c. By the piece, (12 yards) 23 



Extractoi's, according to size of frame, 



f 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 



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



The same, half size, 05 



The same, 6 qts, to be used In upper story 50 

 Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

 valuable, 20c; per doz. by express... 

 " The same, large size, double above 



prices 



" 3 cornered, for cross-cut saws, Klc; doz 

 Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps. . . 

 Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . 50 

 Gearing for E.xtractor with supporting arm 1 25 



Gleanings, Vol's I and II, each 75 



Vol's IV and V, each 100 



" Vol. Ill, second-hand 2 00 



" first five neatly bound in one. . . 5 00 

 *' *' " unbound 4 00 



2 00 



1 00 

 10 



Hives from 50c to $6 25 ; for particulars see 



price list 



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



" Vi doz 5 25 



" " '/« doz by Express 5 00 



Labels for honey, from 25 to 50c per 100 ; 



for particulars see price list 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells as 



built 5 00 



Larva\ for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 26 



15 Leather for smoker bellows, per side SO 



Lithographfif the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" " Double lens, brass on 



three feet 1 00 



Medleyof Bee-Keeper's I'hoto's, 150 photo's 100 

 12 I Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 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 I Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 I Parafflnc, f(ir waxing barrels, per lb 25 



I Pluito of Ilnusc Apiary and improvements 25 

 60 I Pump, Fountain, or Swarm Arrester 8 50 



15 



05 



10 

 25 

 3 00 

 15 

 60 

 35 



Queens, 25c to $6 00. See pi'ice list 



1 Kalibets, Metal, per foot 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

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

 for foot-power saws 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



Section boxes, fancj', hearts, stars, crosses, 



I &c., each 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



fdn. 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. 

 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, raised near «.s, per lb. . 

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



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 



18 '• Mclliliit, or Sweet Clover, per lb 



18 " White Dutch Clover, per lb 



Motherwort, per oz. 20c; per lb 2 00 



18 " Mignonette, per lb. (25c per oz) 1 75 



Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



*' " "■ peroz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " peck, by Express t5 



Common " per peck 50 



18 •' Svnnmer Eape. Sow in Juno and 



J uly, 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 



I honey 60 



I The same for 24 sections, half above 

 I prices. This size can be sent by mail in 

 ! the tiat, for 75c 



1 I Slate tablets to hang on hives 



I Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 15c extra)l 50 & 1 



5 " Doolittle's, tobeheldinthemouth 



I " Bingham's J^l 00; 1 60 ; 



25 " Our own, see illustration in price 

 I " list 



2 I Tacks, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) 



5 I Thermometers 



V^eils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk) 



The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



Veils, material for. Grenadine, much 

 stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



width, per yard . . 



Brussels Net, for face of vail, 29 inches 



in width, per yard , 1 50 



Wax Ea t raetor 3 60 



( 'oppcr bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 

 square foot i 10 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 10 



Above is tinned, and meshes arc 5 and 18 

 to the inch respectively 



Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 



I mesh to the inch, per square foot 



AH goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

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



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