PROPAGATION 13 



GRAFTING WAX 



Resin 4 pounds 



Beeswax i pound 

 Tallow I pound 



Melt these together and pour the material into a 

 pail of cold water. Then with greased hands pull 

 the wax like old-fashioned taffy until it is white 

 and comparatively clear. Slightly more beeswax 

 in this formula will usually make a smoother work- 

 ing wax. 



RECIPE NO. 2 



Resin 6 pounds 



Beeswax i pound 



Pure linseed oil i pint 



Cook thoroughly. This makes a softer wax, 

 which can be applied with a stiff paint brush. The 

 harder wax, about the consistency of chewing gum, 

 is preferred by most workmen, and is applied with 

 the bare hands. 



Preparation next looks to the grafting tools, 

 which are as follows: A small sharp saw, a light 

 wooden mallet, a sharp knife and a special grafting 

 knife. 



Trees for top-grafting may be of almost any age, 

 from two years old to two hundred. The work is 

 most commonly done, however, on full-grown trees 

 of 10 to 50 years of age. 



Several branches are selected for grafting. These 

 should be sound branches, free from disease, sym- 

 metrically placed throughout the tree top, and hav- 

 ing a diameter of 2 to 4 inches. From 4 to 12 such 

 branches should be used in grafting a tree of mod- 

 erate size. The branches are sawed off squarely. 



