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3rd, a good pruning saw, such as the "California" or a 

 common hand saw, if the trees to be grafted are of large size. 



4th, a strong chisel and wooden mallet for preparing 

 large stock. 



5th, a grafting pot in which to prepare the grafting 

 wax. An ordinary glue pot will answer. 



6th, bee's wax, tallow, resin and turpentine. 



7th, thin calico, cotton wick, plantain fibre and moss, 

 or Jadoo fibre. 



773. All appliances should be kept clean and sharp as 

 the cleaner the cut the more complete is the union. 



774. Grafting wax, which is used for all grafts above 

 ground, is made in several ways. For root-grafting and 

 saddle-grafting, where the earth is brought round the union 

 (Fig. 598), no wax is used. In root-grafting even tying is not 

 necessary; but in saddle-grafting, the stock and the scion 

 must be tied together firmly before the earth is brought round 

 the union. One recipe consists of melting together, over a 

 slow fire, equal parts of bee's wax, resin and tallow till 

 dissolved and thoroughly mixed, when it is ready to apply, 

 and another good recipe is the following: 



Bee's wax ... ... i Ib. 



Tallow ... ... ... y> Ib. 



Resin ... ... ... i Ib. 



Turpentine ... ... 2 ozs. 



Melt the resin and tallow over a slow fire ; then add the 

 wax, and when melted mix well together. Then add the 

 turpentine and stir well, when it is ready for use. 



775. Grafting wax is applied hot with a brush to the graft 

 when tied in position, care being taken to cover the wound 

 completely so as to exclude the air. A simple and conve- 

 nient way of using the wax in the case of nursery stocks, 

 is to dip a sheet of thin calico into the boiling wax and 

 when sufficiently cold, tearing the waxed calico into narrow 

 strips of suitable length. The graft being placed in position 



