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oil can, cutting out the top, placing four 

 wires across, two each way, four inches 

 from the top, and cutting an opening to 

 use in placing fuel in the lower part of 

 the can. A wire bail completes the 

 furnace. A three-quart saucepan is 

 large enough to hold the wax which 

 may be made as needed. 



If there is an excessive flow of sap 

 which loosens the wax on the ends of 

 the stubs it should be controlled by 

 boring some one-fourth inch holes in 

 the body of the tree near the ground. 

 Do not bore more holes than are 

 needed, as three or four holes four 

 inches deep will control the sap flow 

 of the largest tree. When the flow has 

 been controlled wipe the stub dry and 

 wax again. After the scions have made 

 one foot growth it will be necessary to 

 nail laths, one inch by two inches by 

 eight long, Oregon pine, on the tree 

 in such a manner that the shoots can 

 be tied to them and the new tree formed 

 as desired. Leave the laths on two 

 years. 



Do not take off any of the sprouts at 

 first, except such as may be near the 

 scions, until the scions have started, 

 then take off those within six to twelve 

 inches of the scions. When the sprouts 

 reach a length of two feet they should 

 be headed back but not removed, as 

 they are needed to keep the roots in 

 good condition and to protect the body 

 from sunburn. After the scions are 

 firmly established the sprouts can be 

 thinned to advantage, but it is best to 

 leave some on the south and west sides 

 to protect the body from sunburn until 

 the following winter. Keep all the 

 scions that will grow the first year and 

 do not head back a scion while it is 

 growing. If more scions have grown 

 than is needed they can be thinned the 

 next winter, and if some scions should 

 fail so as to leave a stub without grow- 

 ing scions a sprout may be trained and 

 budded the following August or Sep- 

 tember, or may be grafted the follow- 

 ing spring. 



The principles of nursery grafting 

 are the same as in top grafting, though 

 tongue grafts are commonly used and 

 the scions strongly tied in place. The 

 soil is removed from the stocks to a 

 depth of several inches and the cut 

 made just under the soil line but not 

 low enough to be in the soft or root 

 part of the stock. After the scions are 

 in place, tied and waxed, the soil is 

 carefully heaped over them to a depth 

 of several inches. Strong laths are used 

 as stakes, to which the young growth is 

 tied to keep it erect and straight. 



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