50 FIELD NOTES ON APPLE CULTURE. 
pound of tallow. 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 
Fig. 9.—A scron. Fig. 10.—8TUB 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 xept too dry they will shrivel ; 
if too wet they will sprout. I have had good success by 
tying them in bundles two or three inches in diameter 
