50 



riELC X0TE3 OX- APPLE CULTUKE. 



pound of tiilloAv. Melt the rosin and wax together in a 

 kettle, add the tallow, then pour a part of the melted 

 mixture into a pail of cold water. As soon as it begins 

 to harden, work with the hands until it gets nearly white. 

 Keep the remainder of the mixture warm until all has 



Fi^. 9.— A SCION. 



Fig. 10.- 



-STUB WITH SCIONS 

 IN PLACE. 



been worked over. Whenever the wax is handled the 

 hands should be greased with tallow. 



Scions are secured by cutting the vigorous last year's 

 growth. They may be cut at any time during winter. If 

 cut in the fall it is not an easy matter to keep them in good 

 condition all winter. If kept too dry they will shrivel ; 

 if too Avet they will sprout. I have had good success by 

 tvinfr them in bundles two or three inches in diameter 



