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long, half an inch wide at one end and 

 running to a point at the other. 



2d. The mode of Fastening. About four 

 inches from the wide end of one of these strips, 

 cut a slit, or punch a hole. Bend the pointed 

 end of the label over a twig of tjie tree, and 

 put it, say one-fourth of an inch through the 

 slit or hole, and clinch it with the fingers or 

 with a small pair of pincers. It may then 

 easily be bent and shaped, so as not to be 

 moved by the wind. 



3d. The Writing. Write with a quill pen, 

 on that part of the label between the hole and 

 the wide end. The ink to be used is made of 

 Verdigris, (powdered) two parts ; sal ammo- 

 nia, two parts ; lampblack, one part ; water, 

 twenty parts. Mix these ingredients in a mor- 

 tar, using at first only so much of the water 

 as suffices for mixing them, and adding the 

 remainder afterward. Put the ink into a well 

 corked bottle, and shake it from time to time. 

 In a few days it will be fit for use. When 

 laid away, let the bottle stand cork-end down- 

 ward, to prevent the escape of the ammonia. 

 The ink may, in this manner, be kept ready 

 for use, for years. 



Labels of this description cost but a trifle 



