GLEANINGS IN BEE CUJ.TURE. 



IMPLEMENTS FOE. BEE CULTUE,E 

 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 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 designated in the loft hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Caaada postage on merchandise is limited to 8Ji 

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

 15 Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



Part First $ 10 



Bass .vood trees for planting. For prices 



see Price £ist 



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



Barrels for honey 3 50 



" " waxed and painted... . 3 50 



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



i ulars see price list 



10 Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



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



10 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 

 king 15 



One of the above is gi'/en free with every 100 

 frames, or 1000 corners. 



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

 Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete; circular 

 with cuts free on application. Two saws 



and two gauges included 35 00 



I Buzz-Saws, extra, 85c, to J^S.SO. See price list. 



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

 where 

 60 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 for queens, wood and wire cloth, 



provisioned. See price list 10 



30 " " " per doz 1 00 



2() Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



per lb 15 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 06 



" " " per 100 40 



60 Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



for 1877) 30 



9 " " without the chaff 15 



40 I Chaff cushion division boards 



15 



2 Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 10 



10 Chisps for transferring, package of 100 25 



Climbers for Bee-Hunting 2 50 



Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete $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 

 I Enameled cloth, the best thing for covering 

 I frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 

 propolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



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



Extractors, according to size of frame, 



$6 .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, Simplicity, (see price list) 1 pint — 05 



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



4 The same, half size 05 



25 I The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story 50 



Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

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

 I " The same, large size, double above 

 I prices 



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



5 Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps... 

 18 Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



25 Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . ' 50 



50 Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 125 



Gleanings, Vol's I and 11, each 75 



" Vol's IV and V, each 100 



" Vol. IIL second-hand 2 00 



" first five neatly bo vuid in one... 5 00 



C " " " unbound 4 00 



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1 00 

 10 



Hives from 50c to $6 25 ; for pai-ticulars see 



price list 



Honey Knives, straight or curved blade... 100 



" " Vi doz 5 25 



" " '/2 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 25 



15 Leather for smoker bellows, per side fiO 



Lithographof the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" " Double lens, brass on 



three feet 1 00 



Medleyof Bee-Keeper's Photo's, 150 photo's 100 

 12 Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 Prepared objects for above, such 



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

 7 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



I per yard 10 



10 I Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 Paraffine, for waxing barrels, per lb 25 



I Photo of Hiiusc Aiiiary and improvements 25 

 60 I Pump, Fountain, <ir Swarm Arrester 8 50 



Queens, 25c to $6 00. See price list 



1 Kabbets, Metal, per foot 02 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



10 Saw Set for Circular Saws 75 



I Screw Di'ivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

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



I for foot-power saws 



I Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



6 I Section bo.xes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



I &c., each 05 



I Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



I f dn. and printed instructions 05 



I Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 I $9 50 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 15 Case of 3 sectiiin lio.ves, showing the 



way in which the siparators are used, 

 i suitable for an.\- kinil i if hive, see price list 10 



18 Seed, Alsikc Cloxcr, riti^rd^ near us, per lb.. 25 

 18 " Catnip, giH.d seed, per oz. 20c; per lb. 2 00 



" Chinese Mustard, i)er oz 15 



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



18 " White Dutch Clover, per lb 35 



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 



I " " *' " peck, by Express 75 



I " 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. 



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 7.5c 



Slate tablets to hang on hives 01 



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

 Doolittle's, tobeheldinthemouth 25 



Bingham's $1 00; 1 60 ; 



" Our own, see illustration in price 



list 



Tacks, 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) 



I 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 j^ard 1 50 



Wax Extractor 3 50 



Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 



square foot 10 



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, per square foot 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. L ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



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