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LABELS 



LAIURNIIM 



and the liko, tho label shown in No. 11 is oxcollont and 

 inoxfxMisivo. A piew of palvani/.od win" Nos. li-S in 

 siio, is out I'j to 2 iift Ion;;, bont to shapo and the 

 written line tablet elosini in. For a nion- conspieuous 

 lalH'l, tho zino may Ih- given a eoat of white load, then 

 one of blaok enamel paiut, and the letters be traood in 

 white. In s»ime Kuropean bolanieal gardens a zinc 

 tablet stamjx'd with sunken letters brought into relief 

 by paint :m' used for similar purjio.sos. .V zine label, 

 with two win" legs to pn-vcnt it from turning arounil, is 

 >liowni in Fig. 2t)oO. 



Thon> :uv many designs of cast or enameled metal or 

 IH>r<xMain lal>els. that have found little use in this 

 eountr>'. A label of stamped zinc of English manufac- 

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

 den laln^ls. For labeling s|)ecinien tree trunks, a shoot of 

 zine or copper with a little water-ledge bont at tho top, 

 pmnted, eniunoled black and lettered in wliite, is neat 





2050. A metal 

 garden label. 



No. 10, Lode- 



2049. Various t7pe9 of labels. 



and u.seful. It should be secured with cojjper tacka, and 

 given occa-sional attention. (See No. I.').) .\ series of 

 thin shect-copi)er 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 uiie, but are very good for conservatory 

 plants, although the inscription needs rather close 

 examination. Of copp<-r labels, the temper should be 

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

 for con.servator\' u.sc is made of white sheet^celluloifl 

 with a mat surface, as pencil marks show very plainly 

 on it. 



.Several kinds of tree-labels are shown in Fig. 20.52, 

 as follows: Nos. 1, 2, (;erm.an labels, made of glazed 

 earthenware, with the name colored blue and sunken. 

 Strong coppf^r wire, coiled, to allow of tho growth of 

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

 lab»-l i.« ma/lf of wof)d. No. 4, double wooden label, 

 con.si.'iting 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 tho inside to insure ])erniaiicncc. When 

 tho outside writing is worn off tho label is opened 

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

 ened to the tn'o by a tack or small nail, as shown in 



tho cut at the right. The label is seen 



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

 0, zinc labels, u.sod at tho Now York 

 State Kxporimont Station, (lonova. 

 Tho wire is driven into the tree, and 

 the name is written or printed on the 

 zino with black i)aint. No. 7, common 

 handmade wooden tag, taken from an 

 old tree in the test orchard of tho 

 late Charles Downing, Nowburgh, Now 

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

 name indented into the metal Ijy tho 

 use of a hanl-])ointed instrument. 

 Some metal labels are apt to 

 tear out at the hole when ex- 

 posed to wintls. No. 9, com- 

 mon painted pine label used by 

 nurserymen, and costing (with- 

 out tho ('()i)por wire) about 35 

 cents a thousand for the common 

 size, which is 3^2 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 Y'ork). 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 q Mason 



L. H. B.t 

 LABLAB: DoHchos. 



LABURNUM (ancient Latin 

 name). Lcguinindsa-. Including 

 Podocf/li.ius. Golden -Chain. 

 Ornamental treesor shrubs chiefly 

 grown for their showy racemes of 

 yellow flowers. 



Deciduous: Ivs. alternate, pet- 

 ioled, 3-foliolate, without stip- 

 ules: fls. slendor-pedicelled, in ter- 

 minal simple racemes, 

 mostly pendulous; calyx 2- 

 lip[)ed, with obtuse, short lips; 

 corolla pajjilionaceous, with 

 the petals all distinct; stamens 

 10, all connate; ovary stalked: 

 fr. a linear pod with sever.al 

 seeds, compressed, tardily de- 

 hiscent; seed without appen- 

 dage at base. — Three species 

 in S. Eu. and W. Asia, often 

 included under ("ytisus. All 

 parts of tho. plants ar(^ poison- 

 ous, especially the young frs. 

 Th(! hard, tough and close- 

 grained woofl is susceptible of 

 a very fine polish, and is manu- 

 factured into various small 

 articles. 



The golden-chains are hand- 

 some small trees with dark 



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2051. 



Paddock's vine- 

 yard label. 



