124 -^ Modern Bee -Farm 



at a lower figure than any other kind. They are neat, 

 elegant, and with a nice label, most attractive, costing los. 6d. 

 per gross ; with corks, 12s. 6d.; so that including carriage, 

 bottling, &c., the total cost is a -little over id. each (Fig. 37). 

 Half and quarter ■:pounds can also be retailed at home, but 

 are useless to the trade. 



The bottles illustrated are especially suited for "honey. 

 Fig. 36 makes a good exhibition bottle ; 37, the Greek design 

 jelly glass ; 38, a bottle very much appreciated by customers 

 generally. These are manufactured by " Breiilits," 83, Upper 

 Thames Street, London. 



For bottling, the honey must be particularly clear ; and 

 whatever shade of colour it may have, it should be bright and 

 in all cases as before stated of such a consistency that it 

 " piles " up well when drawn off. 



Fill all bottles as evenly as possible and cork up at once, 

 driving the latter home with a mallet, while holding the bottle 

 in the left hand clear of any bench or shelf. Having filled 

 your bottles, of course those with corks need some finish, and 

 for capping the whole nothing is more simple and inexpensive 

 than 



Sealing Wax; 



but this article must be made at home. Procure common 

 yellow resin and heat it above a small oil stove in an 

 earthenware vessel, or if preferred a large glue pot. Use one 

 part of beeswax to three of the other to toughen it and make 

 it hold to the glass. Now an important item is the 



Colour 



of the sealing wax. A bright colour will contrast well against 

 the contents of the bottle, and the colouring matters used in 

 common paint answer every purpose. Stir all thoroughly to 

 get an even mixture, but at no time let the wax boil. 



