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in Fig. 43, b, after which the splice should be tightly 

 wrapped with a narrow strip of grafting cloth, as shown 

 in Figure 43, c. 



Grafting wax is made by melting together one ounce 

 of beef tallow, two ounces of beeswax, and four ounces 

 of rosin. Pour the melted mass into water, grease the 

 hands, and work it, when it is cool enough, like molasses 

 candy, until it is the color of manila paper. Grafting 

 cloth is made by painting melted grafting wax on thin 

 muslin. 



QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES. 



1. How are plants propagated by layering? 



2. What is a cutting? What two kinds are there? 



3. Describe the method of propagating some plant by 

 cuttings. 



4. How may fruit trees be made to bear a better variety 

 of fruit? 



5. Tell how to make a cleft graft. 



6. How is grafting wax made? How is it used? 



