who IS thinking seriously of becoming a specialist in apiculture, the 

 author himself has been a specialist and in closest touch with with these 

 methods; and nothing now in i)rint could he of more benefit to the practical 

 beekeeper than this book. It is fully illustrated, well printed, and is sure 

 to please. Price by mail, $1.00; 10 cents less by freight or express. 



How to Keep Bees. — By Anna Botsford Comstock. This is 



a charmingly written maunal for amateurs, describing in the clearest lan- 

 guage all necessary details. The authoress combines enthusiasm, literary 

 ibility, and a knowledge of beekeeping into a goodly volume. Having her- 

 self made a start in the bee bufiiness, she fully appreciates the perplexities 

 of the situation, and makes provision accordingly. The book is well suited 

 to the wants of Ihe suburbanite who wishes a hobby which will give some- 

 thing by way of return for labor and capital expended, or those who wish to 

 keep only a small apiary either for pleasure or profit. If there is any 

 better book than this for the purpose indicated, we do not know of it. Cloth 

 bound, 228 pages, $1.00 postpaid; by freight or express, 10 eta. less. 



Biggie Bee-book. — This is a very neat cloth-bound book, 



well printed and illustrated. It is 5^ by 4 inches, by % incli thick — just 

 right to carry in the pocket. It is just the thing for the busy man who 

 would like to get a birdseye view of* beekeeping, and who has not the time 

 to read the more comprehensive works. The book is boiled down, containing 

 only the best practices known. Price by mail, 50 cts. ; 5 cts. less if senl 

 by freight or express 



A Modern Bee-Farm. — By Simmons, is one of those books 



wliich will cause you to sit up and take notice if you are a real live bee- 

 keeper with lots for formic acid in your blood. The author is an Enghsh 

 beekeeper tif note, who not only knows and understands bee culture in hie 

 own home land, but is as well an earnest student of American apicultural 

 methods. He is not very orthodox in his views, but his book is all the 

 letter for that, seeing he wants to take us out of the ruts. You can read 

 the book right straight through, as it runs along like a narrative or a 

 novel. Cloth bound, 430 pages, 1904; price $2.00 postpaid; by freight or 

 express, 15 cts. less. 



British Beekeepers' Guide Book. — By T. W. Cowan. This 



is the leading English, work on practical beekeeping in England, and as 

 such has had an immense sale. The work is condensed into 179 pages, 

 handsomely bound and well illustrated. Price $1.00 by mail; by freight or 

 express, 5 cts. less. 



The Irish Bee-G-uide. — By Bigges, is, as its name implies, a 

 guide to the beekeeping industry of Ireland. This is a closely printed, well- 

 hound book of 220 pages with excellent illustrations on fine paper. It 

 would be useful to any one who wishes to become acquainted with the 

 status of beekeeping in the old land. Price $1.00 postpaid; by freight or 

 express, 5 cts. less. 



The Honeybee. — By T. W. Cowan. A complete scientific 

 treatise on the honeybee, its natural history, anatomy, and physiology, by 

 one of the foremost writers on apiculture. More than 200 pages — ^nearly 

 150 illustrations. Bound in substantial cloth, $1.00 postpaid. 



Wax Craft. — By Thomas Williani Cowan. No beekeeper of 



any pretensions can afford to be without one book on beeswax. This is 

 the only book on the subject in English. Price by mail, $1.00; by freight 

 or express, 5 cts. less. 



These books may he obtained from the publishers of this volume or 

 from dealers in beekeepers' suppHes everywhere. 



POPULAR WORKS ON BEE CULTURE 



The follovring books are for the most part by virriters of well-known 

 literary abiUty, and are very interesting indeed, and are greatly valued by 

 beekeepers and others for their literary merit, and the popular style in 

 which beekeeping is depicted, and we are very glad to have the opportunity 



