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section, stems of any monocoty led onous plants, 

 for example, sugar-cane, cocoa-nut or any 

 other palm, maize, Guinea corn. Note the 

 hard, outer rind and the inner, soft, ground- 

 tissue with the hard fibrous strands running 

 in it. Compare the parts in these stems very 

 carefully with those of the dicotyledonous 

 stems of the preceding paragraph. 



GRAFTING AM) III DDING, 



1 . To perform these operations good, sharp 

 and strong knives are necessary. Much may 

 be done with an ordinary penknife, but proper 

 grafting and budding knives greatly facilitate 

 the work. They are inexpensive and procur- 

 able from any dealer in gardening tools ; a 

 small number should form part of every school's 

 equipment. 



2. Before beginning work it is necessary 

 to prepare supplies of grafting wax and bud- 

 ding tape. The Year-book of the U.S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture gives the following recipe 

 for preparing grafting wax : Melt together 

 four parts by weight of resin, one part of bees- 

 wax, and one part of tallow. When thorough- 

 ly melted pour into cold water and when cool 

 enough, take out and work by moulding and 

 pulling until it becomes quite stiff. It is 



