70 NEW METHODS OF GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 



2. Preparation of the Stock. A vertical cut EF (Figs. 87 

 and 88), and an oblique on'e GF, are made, forming the 

 lodgment for the scion (Fig. 86), which is inserted, the top 

 sections of both scion and stock being covered with grafting 

 wax (Fig. 89) made in the following way : 



Beeswax ... ... 100 parts by weight . 



Bottle wax ... ... 100 



Stockholm tar ... 100 



This compound is used warm ; 2 Ibs. is sufficient to wax 

 from 1,200 to 1,500 grafts. 



This graft is performed on the bench in spring. It gives 

 a percentage of strikes equal to that of the whip-tongue 

 graft and far superior knitting. It might be used as graft 

 above ground on canes of the preceding year, being careful 

 to completely wax and tar the joint and ligature it with 

 raffia. 



