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MA.]SrU^I. OF THE ^PIA.RY. 



15y jV. J. OOOIt. I^anslngf, IHloliIffan, 



-P)-o/. of Entomology in the Stale Agricultural College, 

 12,000 SOLD IX SEYEN YEARS. 350 PAGES. 195 ILLUSTRATIONS. 



This Is a new edition of Prof. Cook's Manual of the Apiary, enlarged and 

 elegantly illustrated. The first edition of 3,000 copies was exhausted In 

 about 18 months— a sale unprecedented in the annals of bee culture. 



The tenth 1,000 was thorouclUy revised, much new matter and many costly 

 illustrations added, and it has been pi'oduced with great care, patient study, 

 and persistent research. It comprises a full delineation of the anatomy and 

 physiology of the honey bee, illustrated with many expensive wood engrav- 

 ings; the products of the honey bee; the races of bees; full descriptions of 

 honey-producing plants, trees, shrubs, etc., splendidly illustrated; and last, 

 though not least, detailed instructions for the various manipulations neces- 

 sary in the apiary. 



The 10th 1,000 Sold in Four Months; 3,000 Sold in ihe Last 

 Year and a Malf, 



Read the following opinions of the book : 



I believe yours the best practical work in the world.— Z,. L. Langstroth. 



I feel like thanking God that we have such a man as Prof. Cook to take 

 hold of the subject of bee-culture in the masterly way in which he has done 

 it, — Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



It is a book which does credit to our calling; one that every bee-keeper 

 may welcome as a fit exponent of the science which gives pleasure to all who 

 are engaged in it. — Atnerican Bee Journal. 



It is just what might have been expected from, the distinguished author, — 

 a work acceptable to the ordinary bee man, and a delight to the student of 

 scientific apiculture. — Bee-Keepers* Magazine. 



Cook's new " Manual of the Apiary " comes with high encomiums from 

 America, and certainly it appears to have cut the ground from, under future 

 book-makers for some time to comQ.— British Bee Journal. 



Prof. A. J. Uook'a " Manual of the Apiary " contains, besides the descrip- 

 tion of the anatomy and physiology of the honey bee, beautifully illustrat- 

 ed, Ihe products and races of the bees, honey plants— the instructions for the 

 different operations performed in the hives. All agree that it is the work of 

 a master, and is of real value. — JJ Api<yulteur, Paris. 



I have read with a good deal of interest the copy of Cook's Manual you 

 sent me, and I intend to publish extracts from it in the " Bulletin " of the 

 Society of Apiculture of the Department of theSomme, so that our api:irists 

 may be aware of the value of this estimable work. It is a credit to the 

 author as well as the publishers. I have never yet met with a work, either 

 French or foreign, which I like so much.— i' Abbe L. DuBois, at La Malmai- 

 son, Aisne, France. 



Every point connected with the subject is handled in a clear, exhaustive, 

 yet pithy and practical wanner.— Rural New Yorker. 



The most thorough work on the apiary ever published, and the only one 

 illustrating the various bee jylants.— Lansing (Mich.) Republican. 



Treating the art in all its different branches in a clear, concise, and inter- 

 esting manner. — The Canadian Entomologist. 



It is the fullest, most practical, and most satisfactory treatise on the sub- 

 ject now before the public— Cok/i^j-.v Gentleman. 



I have derived more practical knowledge from Prof. Cook's new Manual of 

 the Apiary than from any other book.— £^. ff. Wyncoop. 



With Cook's Manual I am more than pleased. It is fully up with the times 

 in every particular. The richest reward awaits its author.— A. E. Wenzel. 



We have perused with great pleasure the vade mecum of the bee-keeper. It 

 is replete with the best information on everything belonging to apiculture. 

 To all taking an interest in this subject we say, Obtain this valuable work, 

 read it carefully, and practice as advised. — Agriculturist, Quebec. 



I regard It as the best work on bees in the world. — P. L. Viallon. 



It is so greatly superior to all the other works that I recommend no other. 

 —D. A. Jones. 



Price, by mail, 81.25. Liberal discount made to dealers, and to newspapers 

 who may desire to send it as a premium. 



j%.. J. cook:. 



Agricultural College, Michigan, Author and. Publisher. 



