TREE LABELS 



113 



prevents the misplacing of the label by winds and 

 workmen. The tally itself is what is known as 

 the package label of the nurserymen, being six 

 inches long, one and one -fourth inches wide, and 

 costing (painted) less than one and one -half dol- 

 lars a thousand. The legend is made with a lead 



116. Serviceable tree label. 



117. Zinc tree label. 



pencil when the paint is fresh, and sometimes the 

 label is dipped in thin white lead after the writing 

 is made, so that the paint covers the writing with 

 a very thin protecting coat. A similar label is 

 shown in Fig. 116, which has a large wire loop, 

 with a coil to allow the expansion of the limb. 



