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XXXVII. On a Method of Securing the Scion when fitted 

 to the Stock in Grafting. In a Letter to Charles 

 Holford, Esq. F. H. S. By David Powell, Esq. 

 Communicated by Mr. Holford. 



Read January 21, 1823. 



My dear Sir, 



H avi ng for the last three seasons found great convenience 

 in a method of securing the scion in grafting, which I believe 

 has not hitherto been much practised ; and knowing the in- 

 terest you take in any thing that relates to the garden, I beg 

 the favour of you (if on perusal you think it worthy of atten- 

 tion) to communicate this account of it to the Horticultural 

 Society. 



It is simply this : — grafting- wax properly prepared, when in 

 a melted state, is spread evenly on sheets of moderately 

 thin brown paper, which, when cold, is cut into slips about 

 three-quarters of an inch wide. 



When one of these slips is to be used, warm it with the 

 breath, and bind it round the stock and scion, pressing it 

 gently with the hand, when it will be found to adhere so 

 closely as totally to exclude both air and moisture. No 

 further trouble is necessary, though it may be as well to look 

 over the grafts occasionally, pressing the paper close with the 

 hand, where it may have before been missed ; but after a few 

 days exposure to the warmth of the sun, it will generally 

 be found adhering so closely as to want no further attention. 

 I have usually secured the whole by a small band of bass, 



