Propagation of flic Pecan 75 



sary he can purchase paraffin with either low, intermediate, 

 or high melting points (Fig. 21). 



AVaxed string is made by placing balls of cotton twine or of 

 Xo. 18 or 20 knitting cotton in a hot mix- 

 ture of two parts of resin and one part of 

 beeswax for a few minutes, then removed 

 and allowed to drain and cool before being 

 used. 



Waxed cloth is best made of old cotton 

 sheets or similar material torn in strips 

 about tAvo inches wide. The strips are 

 then dipped in a melted mixture of two 

 parts resin and one part beeswax and 

 drawn over a board or the side of the con- 

 tainer to cause the excess wax to drain off. 

 When the strips have cooled they are 

 folded in such a way as to form two-inch 

 squares or ''patches." A hole is made in 

 the center by driving a nail through them or with a leather 

 punch. These "patches'' are used extensively in patch- 

 budding. 



Figure 21. — A 

 paraffin inelter. 



