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French and Pitch Waxes, continued. 



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 stir- 

 ring meantime, ^ Ib. of Venetian red. This may be 

 used warm or cold. 



4 Waxed String and Bandage. 



18. WAXED STRING FOR ROOT-GRAFTING. Into a kettle 

 of melted wax place balls of No. 18 knitting cotton. 

 Turn the balls frequently, 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 satu- 

 rated it is allowed to cool by being unrolled on a bench. 

 Tt is then cut in strips to suit. 



5. Waxes for Wounds. 



20. Any of the more adhesive grafting waxes are excel- 

 lent for dressing wounds, although most of them cleave 

 off after the first year. Stiff and ochreous paints are also 

 good. 



21. 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 ^ Ib. of beeswax to a quart of the tar. 

 Have ready some dry and finely sifted clay, and when the 

 mixture of tar and wax is partially cold, stir into the 



