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until a union is effected. The wax for this purpose should 

 be tempered with a larger proportion of resin, so that it 

 will be hard after it is applied to the wound. 



By the different parts of Fig. 18, American whip-tongue- 

 grafting is represented in the various stages. The parts 



Fig. 18. 



American whip-tongue-grafting. 



shown at , 5, c, represent a stock prepared for the cion, 

 f, e. At k and , the stock and cion are united. At A, the 

 ligature is applied. At i, the work is shown covered with 

 grafting-wax. After the graft has begun to grow, a sharp 

 knife should be drawn through the back part of i, to cut 

 the bandage. Then the growth of the wood will not be 

 obstructed. It is eminently important that every stock 

 grafted in the foregoing manner should be examined in 

 ten days after the cions are set, for the purpose of re-graft- 

 ing, where the cions fail to grow, and also to release the 

 ligature. When stocks are very thrifty, the grafts will fre- 

 quently expand, in a few days, to such an extent as to bury 



