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;ire in a healthy condition, the change can be made by resraftinu with good 

 reisults. But when the ti-ees have attained a considerable age, and have lost 

 their vitality to a considerable extent, it would be a waste of time and ex- 

 pense to attempt to change them : better plant new ti-ees. If. however, in 

 the case of healthy, vigorous trees, it is considered advisable to regraft 

 tops, it is not best to do this all at one time. Only about one-third of the 

 tree should l)e grafted the first yeai", selecting branches in the center and 

 top of the tree. The next year another third may be grafted, and the 

 remainder the following year. 



FORMULAS FOK GRAFTIN(J WAX. 



Formnld Xo. U for ohI door wovk — Resin four or five parts, beeswax one 

 <ind one-half to two parts, linseed oil one to one and one-half parts. This is 

 melted in jt mass, and when cool enough,1t maybe drawn out into thin strips 

 and applied by wrapping it firmly around the stock where the scion is in- 



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3Proct-or 



Vi\.. 4.— ( 'Ici't fiiitlli:i<r ; f(, >i)li: tiini' 11k- slock ; /;, scion preiciiid lor iiisiTtiou ; c.sciou 

 inscrl< (K 



serted : or a more convenient mode of using this wax is to spi'ead it while 

 melted upon thin muslin or strong manila paper, and when cool cut or tear 

 in strips of convenient width for wrapping around the grafted stock. 



Formula Ko. ..\ for indoor and outdoor trork — Resin six pounds, beeswax 

 one pound, linseed oil one pint. Melt together, and when at the temperature 

 of 180°. apply directly to the joints with a small bristle brush. In order to 

 keep it at the proper consistency, the vessel containing the wax may be 

 placed in another vessel containing boiling water, which may be kept at this 

 temperature by any convenient application of artificial heat. 



LOCATING AN ORCHARD. 



The selection of an orchard site is not governed by any arbitrary rule. 

 All farms do not afford the best soils and exposures for orchards. The 



