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almost sure to be the second, and thus the whole 

 tree would be lost. Not more than one-thh'd should 

 be grafted at a time, and thus its vitality will be 

 preserved. 



After the scions begin to grow, water-shoots are 

 often thrown out from the stock, which, if not re- 

 moved, will exhaust the nutriment necessary for the 

 growth of the grafts. If the scion grows strongly, 

 it may need some support to protect it, while green 

 and soft, from breaking by the action of the wind. 

 In that case a stick tied to the stock, to which the 

 scion is caught, will be a preventive. 



Scions of the apple, pear, peach, and plum are 

 better and more certain of freedom from injury in 

 winter, if they are cut in the month of December, 

 preceding the grafting of the next spring. They 

 should be rolled in a damp cloth during the winter, 

 being tied previously in bundles of from twenty-five 

 to fifty, and the ends, which are cut, plunged into 

 melted grafting-wax. Thus they will be preserved 

 bright and fresh until the spring. 



Graft'mj-ivaoc is made of one part tallow, one part 

 beeswax, and two parts resin. The tallow and bees- 

 wax should be melted first, then the resin, and the 

 whole poured together and well stirred. Care must 

 be taken that no fire be near, as the composition is 

 highly combustible. After it is well mixed it is 

 poured in small quantities into a tub of cold water, 

 and worked like molasses candy. No more should 



