. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. DEVOTED TO SCIENTIFIC BEE-CULTURE AND THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF PURE HONEY. VOL. XVII. CHICAG-O. ILL., MAY 18, 1881. No. 20. Published every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Proprietor, 974 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! WEEKLY-152 numbers) a year, in advance. Three or Six Months at the same rate. SEMI-MONTHLY-The flrst and third numbers of each month, at a year, in advance. MONTHLY—The flrst number of each month, at 5© cent, a year, in advance. XW Any person sending a Club of sir is entitled toun extra c
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. DEVOTED TO SCIENTIFIC BEE-CULTURE AND THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF PURE HONEY. VOL. XVII. CHICAG-O. ILL., MAY 18, 1881. No. 20. Published every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Proprietor, 974 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! WEEKLY-152 numbers) a year, in advance. Three or Six Months at the same rate. SEMI-MONTHLY-The flrst and third numbers of each month, at a year, in advance. MONTHLY—The flrst number of each month, at 5© cent, a year, in advance. XW Any person sending a Club of sir is entitled toun extra copy i like the club) which may be sent to any address desired. Sample copies furnished free. XV Remit by money-order, registered letter, ex- press or bank draft on Chicago or New York, payable to our order. Such only are at our risk. Checks on local banks cost us 2r» cents for collecting. Free of postage in the United States or Canada. Postage to Eorope 50 cents extra* Entered at Chicago post office as second class matter. Translated for the American Bee Journal. The Apiary of Mons. Fiorini. CHAS. DADANT. By request of the editor of the Bee Journal I translate the following very interesting editorial article from L'Api- coltore: - " Who has not heard of Fiorini, the enterprising bee-keeper who last year made a trip to the Orient expressly to secure the direct importation of the far-famed bee from Cyprus Island. As soon as he had returned from his journey, in January, 1880, he informed me of the successful issue of his under- taking, and invited me to come and see the colonies he had brought with him. I hastened to Monselice, a town on the road between Padua and Bologna,where Mr. Fiorini resides. At Padua I met Mr. Sartori,who,returning from Venice was on his way to Monselice. Major Hrushka, the inventor of the honey ex- tractor, was to be one of the party, but, to our sorrow, at the hour of starting Mr. Sartori had to depart alone. From Padua one hour by railroad broug
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