12 Booh for the Bee-Keeper. 



The style of this work is so admirable, the subject matter so 

 replete with interest, and the entire boolv so entertaining, that 

 it is a desirable addition to any library, and no thoughtful, 

 studious apiarist can well be without it. It is especially happy 

 in detailing the methods of experimentation, and in showing 

 with what caution the true scientist establishes princii^les or 

 deduces conclusions. The work is wonderfully free from errors, 

 and, had the science and practice of apiculture remained 

 stationary, there would have been little need of another work ; 

 but as some of the most important improvements in apiculture 

 are not mentioned, the book would be a very unsatisfactory 

 guide to the apiarist of to-day. 



Quinby's Mysteries of Bee-Keeping. — This is a plain, sensible 

 treatise, written by one of America's most successful bee- 

 keepers. The work has just been revised by L. C Root, who 

 has fully maintained its excellent character. The admirable 

 style and eminent practicality of this work have lost nothing in 

 the revision. Mr. Root is the son-in-law of the late Mr. 

 Quinby, and was fully advised of the latest views and dis- 

 coveries of the great bee-keeper. To these he has added the 

 rich results of his own experience, as well as the latest dis- 

 coveries and methods of the most progressive apiarists. 



King's Text-book. — This work is plain, explicit, fresh, and, 

 partly owing to its cheapness, has had, certainly, next to 

 Langstroth's work, the largest sale of any book of its kind in 

 the country. It has been, therefore, especially in former 

 years, one of the very first agencies in developing and further- 

 ing the interests of bee-keepers. It is not so full as my own 

 work, Langstroth's, Quinby's, or the " A B C of Bee Culture," 

 but it is an excellent compendium of the art of bee-keeping. 



A B G of Bee-Culture. — This work is by the editor of 

 Gleanings in Bee Gulture. It is arranged in the convenient 

 form of our cyclopedias, is printed in fine style, on beautiful 

 paper, and is well illustrated. I need hardly say that the 

 style is pleasing and vigorous. The subject matter is fresh, 

 and embodies the most recent discoveries and inventions per- 

 taining to bee-keeping. That it may be kept abreast of apiar- 

 ian progress, the type is to be kept in position, so that each 

 new discovery may be added as soon as made. 



Bees and Honey. — This work is by the editor of the American 

 Bee Journal. It is smaller than others, but contains an epitome 



