BUDDING, GRAFTING, ETC. 4/ 
that any of the new compositions are better than the old, 
consequently I will give the method of making that which 
a century has proven to be good. The ingredients are 
beeswax, resin, and tallow in the following proportions: 
one pound of taliow, two pounds of beeswax, and four 
pounds of resin melted together. If to be used in cool 
weather, add a little more tallow. If waxed cloth is want- 
ed, take common muslin or calico and spread the wax on 
it when it is melted; or the cloth may be dipped in the 
wax when it is quite hot, so that but little will adhere. 
The wax or waxed cloth will remain good for years, and 
will always be found quite handy to cover the wounds of 
trees that may be accidentally made while working among 
them. A wound covered so soon as made will soon heal 
over, when, if exposed to the air, it may be the cause of 
disease that will eventually destroy the tree. 
