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At the same time, melt 9 ounces of tallow ; pour the latter 

 into the former while both are hot, and stir the mixture 

 thoroughly. Then add 18 ounces of red ochre, dropping it 

 in gradually and stirring the mixture at the same time. 



15. Black pitch, 28 parts ; Burgundy pitch, 28 parts ; 

 beeswax, 16 parts ; grease, 14 parts ; yellow ochre, 14 parts. 



16. Black pitch, 28 lbs.; Burgundy pitch, 28 lbs.; yel- 

 low wax, ]6 lbs.-; suet or tallow, 14 lbs.; sifted ashes, 14 

 lbs. When used, warm sufficiently to make it liquid, with- 

 out being so hot as to injure the texture of the branches. 



17. Melt together iX lbs. of clear resin and l^flb. of white 

 pitch. At the same time melt Xlb. of tallow. Pour the 

 melted tallow into the first mixture, and stir vigorously. 

 Then before the stuff cools, add, slowly stirring meantime, 

 ^Ib. of Venetian red. This may be used warm or cold. 



Waxed String and Bandage. 



18. Waxed String for Root-grafting. — Into a kettle of 

 melted wax place balls of No. 18 knitting cotton. Turn the 

 balls frequently, and in five minutes they will be thoroughly 

 saturated, when they are dried and put away for future use. 

 This material is strong enough, and at the same time breaks 

 so easily as not to injure the hands. Any of the resin and 

 beeswax waxes may be used. When the string is used, it 

 should be warm enough to stick without tying. 



19. Waxed Cloth. — Old calico or thin muslin is rolled on 

 a stick and placed in melted wax. When saturated it is 

 allowed to cool by being unrolled on a bench. It is then 

 cut in strips to suit. Or the wax may be spread upon the 

 cloth with a brush. 



U'axes for IVounds. 



20. Any of the more adhesive grafting waxes are excel- 

 lent for dressing wounds, although most of them cleave off 

 after the first year. Stiff and ochreous paints are also good. 



21. Coal-tar. — Apply a coating of coal-tar to the wound, 



