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LABELS 



LABURNUM 



and the like, the label shown in No. 11 is excellent and 

 inexpensive. A piece of. galvanized wire Nos. 6-8 in 

 size, iorcrut 1^2 -to: 2 feet 'long-, bent to shape and the 

 written ziric tablet' closed in. For a more conspicuous 

 label, the zinc may be given a coat of white lead, then 

 one of black enamel paint, and the letters be traced in 

 white. In some European botanical gardens a zinc 

 tablet stamped with sunken letters brought into relief 

 by paint are used for similar purposes. A zinc label, 

 with two wire legs to prevent it from turning around, is 

 shown in Fig. 2050. 



There are many designs of cast or enameled metal or 

 porcelain labels, that have found little use in this 

 country. A label of stamped zinc of English manufac- 

 ture (shown in No. 16, Fig. 2049) is one of the best gar- 

 den labels. For labeling specimen tree trunks, a sheet of 

 zinc or copper with a little water-ledge bent at the top, 

 painted, enameled black and lettered in white, is neat 



2050. A metal 

 garden label. 



No. 10, Lode- 



2049. Various types of labels. 



and useful. It should be secured with copper tacks, and 

 given occasional attention. (See No. 15.) A series of 

 thin sheet-copper labels, to be written on with a stylus 

 against a soft, yielding surface, as a piece of leather, are 

 shown in Nos. 12. 13, 14. These may be too frail for 

 out-of-door use, but are very good for conservatory 

 plants, although the inscription needs rather close 

 examination. Of copper labels, the temper should be 

 taken out and the metal folded on edges. A neat label 

 for conservatory use is made of white sheet-celluloid 

 with a mat surface, as pencil marks show very plainly 

 on it. 



Several kinds of tree-labels are shown in Fig. 2052, 

 as follows: Nos. 1, 2, German labels, made of glazed 

 earthenware, with the name colored blue and sunken. 

 Strong copper wire, coiled, to allow of the growth of 

 the limb, holds the label to the tree. No. 3, Cornell 

 label is made of wood. No. 4, double wooden label, 

 consisting of two common wooden labels fastened 

 together. The name is written upon the outside of the 



double label, as in any other label, but it is also 

 written on the inside to insure permanence. When 

 the outside writing is worn off the label is opened 

 and the inside is still bright. The label is fast- 

 ened to the tree by a tack or small nail, as shown in 

 the cut at the right. The label is seen 

 opened in the cut at the left. Nos. 5, 

 6, zinc labels, used at the New York 

 State Experiment Station, Geneva. 

 The wire is driven into the tree, and 

 the name is written or printed on the 

 zinc with black paint. No. 7, common 

 handmade wooden tag, taken from an 

 old tree in the test orchard of the 

 late Charles Downing, Newburgh, New 

 York. No. 8, thin copper label, with the 

 name indented into the metal by the 

 use of a hard-pointed instrument. 

 Some metal labels are apt to 

 tear out at the hole when ex- 

 posed to winds. No. 9, com- 

 mon painted pine label used by 

 nurserymen, and costing (with- 

 out the copper wire) about 35 

 cents a thousand for the common 

 size, which is 3^ inches long, 

 man's label, used somewhat at Cornell, consist- 

 ing of a tag of sheet lead securely fastened to a 

 coiled brass wire. The wire is secured to the 

 body of the tree by a staple or screw-eye, and 

 it is expected that the wire will become imbed- 

 ded in the trunk as the tree grows. No. 11, 

 common zinc label or talley. A good vineyard 

 label is shown in Fig. 2051, described by Bailey 

 as follows: The figure is Paddock's vineyard 

 label (designed by W. Paddock, State Experi- 

 ment Station, Geneva, New York). The label is 

 a strip of heavy zinc secured to a stiff gal- 

 vanized wire. This wire or shank is provided 

 with a hook at the lower end and a half-hitch 

 near its middle, so that it can be securely 

 adjusted to the wires of the trellis, holding the 

 label well above the foliage. g c MASON. 



L. H. B.f 



LABLAB: Dolichos. 



LABURNUM (ancient Latin 

 name). Leguminbsse. Including 

 Podocytisus. GOLDEN -CHAIN. 

 Ornamental trees or shrubs chiefly 

 grown for their showy racemes of 

 yellow flowers. 



Deciduous: Ivs. alternate, pet- 

 ioled, 3-foliolate, without stip- 

 ules: fls. slender-pedicelled, in ter- 

 minal simple racemes, 

 mostly pendulous; calyx 2- 

 lipped, with obtuse, short lips; 

 corolla papilionaceous, with 

 the petals all distinct; stamens 

 10, all connate; ovary stalked: 

 fr. a linear pod with several 

 seeds, compressed, tardily de- 

 hiscent; seed without appen- 

 dage at base. 'Three species 

 in S. Eu. and W. Asia, often 

 included under Cytisus. All 

 parts of the plants are poison- 

 ous, especially the young frs. 

 The hard, tough and close- 

 grained wood is susceptible of 

 a very fine polish, and is manu- 

 factured into various small 

 articles. 



The golden-chains are hand- 2051. Paddock's vine- 

 some small trees with dark yard labeL 



