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182. A common 

 nursery label. 



with a soft lead pencil, the writing should remain legible four or 

 five years. Fig. 183 shows another type of label that is more 

 durable, since the wire is stiff and large, and is 

 secured around the limb by means of pincers. 

 The large loop allows the 

 limb to expand, and the 

 stiff wire prevents the 

 misplacing of the label 

 by winds and workmen. 

 The tally itself is what 

 is known as the " pack- 

 age label " of the nursery- 

 men, being six inches 

 long, one and one-fourth 

 inches wide, and costing 

 (painted) less than one 

 and one-half dollars a 

 thousand. The legend is made with a 

 lead 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 

 ^vriting with a very thin protecting 

 coat. A similar label is shown in Fig. 

 184, which has a large wire loop, with 

 a coil, to allow the expansion of the limb. 



The tallies of this type are often made of glass, or porcelain 

 with the name indelibly printed in 

 them. Figure 185 shows a zinc tally, 

 which is secured to the tree by means 

 of a sharp and pointed wire driven into 

 the wood. Some prefer to have two arms to this wire, driving 

 one point on either side of the tree. If galvanized wire is 

 used, these labels will last for many years. 



183. Cornell tree label. 



184. Serviceable large-loop 

 tree label. 



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185. Zinc tree label. 



