98 AMERICAN POMOLOGY. 



A favorite recipe, with a practical nurseryman of great 

 experience, is: 



Rosin, six parts, } 



Bees-wax, one part, > melted together. 



Tallow, one part, ) 



This is to be used warm, when grafting in the house. 

 - For out-door work he used the following : 



Rosin, four or five parts. 



Bees-wax, one and one-half to two parts. 



Linseed oil, one to one and one-half. 



This is made into a mass to be applied by hand. A very 

 pleasant and neat mode of using the wax is to pour it 

 when melted, upon thin muslin or strong paper, and spread 

 it thin with a spatula. The tissue is then cut into strips 

 of convenient size. The application to cotton yarn for 

 root-grafting, has already been mentioned. 



The French use the preparation given below, sufficiently 

 warm to be liquid, but not so hot as to injure the tissues 

 of the tree, and apply it with a brush : 



Black pitch 28 parts. 



Burgundy pitch 38 " 



Bees-wax 16 u 



Grease 14 " 



Yellow ochre... ..14 " 



Making 100 parts.* 



Mr. I)u Breuil also refers to Leport's liquid mastic in 

 terms of commendation, but speaks of it as a secret 

 composition. 



Downing recommends melting together : 



Bees-wax 3 parts. 



Rosin 3 " 



Tallow 2 " 



* Du Breuil, Culture of Fruit Trees ; English Translation. 



