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and in keeping plant lice and other Insects from the garden plants. 

 It is also used against root lice, particularly the woolly aphis. For 

 this purpose, it should be worked into the ground in liberal quantities. 

 Tobacco and Soap: 



Tobacco (waste stems), 1 pound. 



Boiling water, 4 gallons. 



Add the hot water to the tobacco and let it stand until cold. 

 Strain and add 1 pound of whale oil soap or 2 pounds of soft soap to 

 each 50 gallons of infusion. Used for plant lice. 



WAXES FOR GRAFTING AND FOR WOUNDS. 



The following recipes for waxes are taken from the Horticultur- 

 ist's Rule Book: 



1. Common Resin and Beeswax Waxes: 



a. Reliable wax. Resin, 4 parts by weight; beeswax, 2 parts; 

 tallow, 1 part. Melt together and pour into a pail of cold 

 water. Then grease the hands and pull the wax until it is 

 nearly white. One of the best waxes, either for indoor or out- 

 door work. 



b. Resin, 4 pounds; beeswax, 1 pound; tallow, 1 pound. 



c. Resin, 6 pounds; beeswax. 2 pounds; linseed oil, 1 pint. 



d. 6 pounds resin, 1 pound beeswax and 1 pint linseed oil; apply 

 hot with a brush, one-eighth of an inch thick over all the joints 



2. Alcoholic Waxes: 



Lefort's Liquid Grafting- Wax, or Alcoholic Plastic. Best white 

 resin, 1 pound; beef tallow, 1 ounce; remove from the fire and 

 add 8 ounces of alcohol. Keep in closed bottles or cans. 



3. Waxed String and other Bandages: 



Waxed String for Root-Grafting. Into a kettle of melted wax 

 place balls of No. 18 knitting-cotton. Turn the balls frequently, 

 and in five minutes they will be thoroughly saturated, when 

 they are dried and put away for future use. This material is 

 strong enough, and at the same time breaks so easily as not 

 to injure the hands. Any of the resin and beeswaxes may be 

 used. When the string is used it should be warm enough to 

 stick without tying. 



Waxed Cloth. Old calico or thin muslin is rolled on a stick 

 and placed in melted wax. When saturated it is allowed to cool 

 by being unrolled on a bench. It is then cut in strips to suit. 



Waxed Paper is used to a large extent in some nurseries for 

 covering root grafts. It is made by painting tough paper with 

 hot wax, which is then hung up to dry. 



LISTS OF FRUITS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CERTAIN 

 TYPICAL STATES. 



The list of fruits given for different states must be looked 

 upon as only directive. The states given are selected because 

 they represent certain typical areas adapted to fruit growing. 

 Lists of this kind, however, are often misleading to the beginner, 

 and the inexperienced should be cautious how they follow such 

 lists for the reason that soil and climate may change in some sec- 

 tions of the country within very short distances; for instance, 



