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LVIT. Further Notes on the Utility of the Grafting Wax, 

 described in a former Paper* In a Letter to Charles 

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

 municated by Mr. Holford. 



Read November 4th, 1823. 



My dear Sir, 



I have sent you herewith two of last year's grafts, which 

 will shew the efficacy of my method of applying the graft- 

 ing wax, described in a former communication : It will also 

 shew (what I was not aware of when you were so good as to 

 forward my prior letter to the Society), that this application 

 alone is sufficient to sustain the scion in its place, without any 

 other ligature whatever. This I consider a very strong 

 additional recommendation, as saving to the practitioner a 

 great portion of time, and reducing the operation of grafting 

 to its greatest simplicity. Should you see this circumstance 

 in the same view, perhaps you will be good enough to for- 

 ward this notice for the information of the Horticultural 

 Society. The grafts are two out of above twenty which suc- 

 ceeded last year, all done in the same manner ; of those 

 which failed, I could not in any instance impute the failure 

 to the inefficiency of the adhesive grafting plaister. 



I remain, dear Sir, 



your's sincerely, 



Loughton, Essex, DAVID POWELL, 



2Uth October, 1823. 



* See page 284 of this Volume. 



