LECT. in RAISING PLANTS, CROPS, AND TREES 51 



After the grafts are tied in they must be covered 

 with a plaster of clay and horse manure two or three 

 inches thick, and if any cracks appear in drying they 

 must be promptly smoothed over to exclude air. Or 

 grafting wax much less thickly applied may be used. 

 It may be made of equal parts of yellow wax and 



FIG. 9. GRAFTING YOUNG STOCK AND OLD TREES. 



References. A. The graft or scion. B. Tongued for insertion. C. Affixed 

 to the stock or young tree. The sketch on the right is a large tree or 

 branch 6. c shows the scions inserted in slits between the bark and the 

 wood after being prepared as shown at d. 



turpentine, adding Burgundy pitch equal to half the 

 quantity of wax, and mutton suet equal to half the 

 quantity of pitch. Melt the whole, mix thoroughly, 

 and when cool form into soft balls for use. 



Inarching is allied to grafting. The difference 



