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these correspouding with names and numbers in the cata- 

 logue. 



Another method of labeling, by using notches, is called 

 the Anderson system, which w^as invented in England 

 many years ago, and is described in " Loudon's Encyclo- 

 pedia of Gardening." Tliis method requires a less num- 

 ber of notches than in using the Roman numbers ; other- 

 wise it has no advantages. We give an illustration of it 

 in fig. 15, which shows a label with the charac- fJJi^ 

 ters representing the numbers from one to ten. 



SLATE LABELS. 



A few years since we received several thou- 

 sand slate labels from Germany. They were of 

 various sliapes and sizes, some for hanging upon 

 trees, and others for placing in the ground. The 

 directions accompanying them said that if writ- 

 ten upon with a common carmine-colored pencil, 

 that it would remain legible for many years. 

 This, however, has not proved true with us, 

 for the rain has generally obliterated the writ- 

 ing done with a pencil in two or three months. 

 We have tried several methods of writing upon 

 these slate labels, but have found none better 

 than common white paint, using a small camel's 

 hair pencil for the purpose. The greatest ob- 

 jection to tliem is, that they are very easily 

 broken. They are in other respects almost inde- 

 structible, and very approjiriate for using among 

 rock-work and other styles of rustic gardening. 



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