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strip on a small stick loosely, and in a diagonal direction, 

 so that a portion of the roll will not fall off the stick with- 

 out unrolling. Prepare one or more bunches of an oblong 

 form, as large as a man's fist. These shreds may be made 

 also of uuder-garments that are worn out; or a yard or 

 two of light shirting may be cut into strips one-fourth of 

 an inch wide and sewed together. Now put one pound of 

 beeswax, one pound of resin, and one and a quarter pounds 

 of tallow into a deep vessel, and melt it by a gentle heat. 

 Then plunge the balls of bandages into the boiling liquid, 

 holding them below the surface until the liquid has forced 

 all the air from the interior of the balls and saturated the 

 cloth. This may be determined by observing when bub- 

 bles of air cease to rise from the surface of the liquid. By 

 this means grafting-wax is simply applied to a bandage in 

 a very economical manner ; and the bandages are in a con- 

 venient form for use at any time and for all kinds of graft- 

 ing and budding, as it will not unwind of its own accord. 

 In cool weather, if the wax with which the roll is saturated 

 should be too hard, keep it in a vessel of warm water while 

 using it, so that the wax will be sufficiently plastic to work. 

 Such bandages require no tying, as the ends will adhere to 

 the stock or bandage. Furthermore, there will be sufficient 

 elasticity in such bandages to allow the stock to expand by 

 its growth, and no cracks will be formed in the wax, as 

 there is when nothing but the clear wax is employed. Af- 

 ter the bandage is applied to the stocks, a little wax may 

 be spread over the end where the saturated bandage does 

 not cover the wound. The width of such bandage-material 

 should be increased for large stocks. 



Another Way of making Grafting-wax. Any smaller 

 quantity may be made by observing the correct propor- 

 tions. Add tallow to make it softer, and resin to render 

 the wax harder. Take six pounds of resin, two pounds of 



