GRAFTAGE. 95 



Then add 18 ozs. of red ochre, dropping it in gradually and stirr- 

 ing the mixture at the same time. 



15. Black pitch, 28 parts; Burgundy pitch, 28 parts; bees- 

 wax, 16 parts ; grease, 14 parts ; yellow ochre, 14 parts. 



16. Black pitch, 28 Ibs. ; Burgundy pitch, 28 Ibs. ; yellow 

 wax, 16 Ibs. ; suet or tallow, 14 Ibs. ; sifted ashes, 14 Ibs. 

 When used, warm sufficiently to make it liquid, without being so 

 hot as to injure the texture of the branches. 



17. Melt together i# Ib. of clear resin and % Ib. of white 

 pitch. At the same time melt # Ib. of tallow. Pour the 

 melted tallow into the first mixture, and stir vigorously. Then 

 before the stuff cools add, slowly stirring meantime, }4 Ib. of 

 Venetian red. This may be used warm or cold. 



4. Waxed String and Bandage. 



1 8. Waxed String for Root-grafting. Into a kettle of melted 

 wax place balls of No. 18 knitting cotton' Turn the balls fre- 

 quently, 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 beeswax waxes may be 

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

 stick without tying. 



19. 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. Or the wax may be spread upon the cloth with a brush. 



j. Waxes for Wounds. 



20. Any of the more adhesive grafting waxes are excellent for 

 dressing wounds, although most of them cleave off after the 

 first year. Stiff and ochreous paints are also good. 



2 1 . Coal-tar. Apply a coating of coal-tar to the wound, which 

 has first been pared and smoothed. If the wound contains a 

 hole, plug it with seasoned wood. 



22. Hoskins' Wax. Boil pine tar slowly for three or four 

 hours ; add y 2 Ib. of beeswax to a quart of - the tar. Have 



