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ported in large quantities and of various styles. Bliss & 

 Son, 41 Park Row, New York, are agents for what are 

 called Yeats' metallic labels. They are sold in boxes con- 

 taining 100 labels, a pen and ink accompanying each box. 

 They are made of zinc, and of different forms, as shown 

 in fig. 16. 



Another style of zinc label is shown in fig. 17. It is a 

 circular piece of zinc with the edges turned over upon a 

 mica front, between which and the back a strip of paper 

 is placed with the name of the plant printed thereon. By 



Fig. 17. 



the aid of a little cement, the whole is rendered impeiwi- 

 ous to water, and forms an indestructible, neat, and 

 always legible label. 



GLASS LABELS. 



Owing to the brittleness of glass, it can not be used 

 wdiere it will be subjected to rough usage. The proper 

 place for glass labels is in the conservatory or private 

 garden. For these purposes there is scarcely anything 



