Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1879 — Grafting Wax. [ARTICLE]

Grafting Wax.

There are always a number of people who want grafting wax at a time when it Ought to be ready without having to look after it. A correspondent of the New York Tribune recommends a mixture which is always ready if a little good alcohol be on hand to dilute it occasionally. It spreads like honey or butter with a spatula or brush. A film hardens on the surface which prevents the escape of the deluine from beneath, and keeps it soft and adherent for a long time. • Melt slowly one pound of good pale rosin, then take it off the stove and add one ounce of beef tallow and one tablespoonful oil of turpentine (or less will do if the rosin contains much) stir, cool a little, then gadually add five ounces of strong alcohol. Keep in corked bottle.