and of Rural Improvement generally, during 1842. 663 



wrought iron. The name is painted in black letters on a white 

 ground, on a east-iron plate 14 in. by 7 in., nearly half an inch 

 thick, with the corners rounded off', and the edges turned up. 

 The plate is riveted to a wrought-iron shank 2 ft. in length; 

 the upper part, for the length of 8 in., is round, and about 1 in. 

 in diameter; and the lower part is about 1 ^ in. broad, and half 

 an inch thick. When the label is stuck in the ground, the lower 

 edge of the plate will be between 8 in. and 10 in. above the 

 surface. There is a strap to the upper part of the shank, 

 forming an angle with it of 15°, and to this strap the cast-iron 

 plate with the name, &c., is riveted. The cost of the labels 

 at the foundery is 17/. 10s. per hundred, and of painting and let- 

 tering 8/. 15.s\ per hundred. They are made by Gladwin, of 

 61. Watling Street, London. A disk 1 ft. in diameter, and two 

 paving tiles for it to rest on, would have cost 50s. or 60s. per 

 hundred more, but it would have kept the centre of gravity of the 

 tally within its base, and, by greatly extending that base, would 

 have kept the tally of the same height, as well as in the same 

 position in which it was put down, for many years. With 

 their present construction they arc liable both to sink and fall 

 back ; and, though these changes will be slow, and perhaps 

 scarcely perceptible for two or three years, yet they are as 

 certain of taking place as the laws of gravity are of remaining 

 unchanged. The labels arc easily read at the distance of 50 ft. 

 The scientific name and authority, English name, natural order, 

 native country, and year of introduction, arc placed on each 

 plate thus : 



LIRIODENDRnN TULIPIFERA LIN. 



THE TULIP TREE. 



A MAGNOLIACEOUS TREK. 



NATIVE OE NORTH AMERICA. 



INTRODUCED IN 106'i. I 



We need not enlarge on the entertainment and instruction 

 that this enlightened and liberal act, on the part of the Commis- 

 sioners of Woods and Forests, will afford to the public frequent- 

 ing these gardens, or even to those who, living remote from the 

 metropolis, can only visit them occasionally. Suffice it to say, 

 that they will create a new sense in thousands of persons, and 

 enable them to derive a degree of enjoyment from trees and 

 shrubs which they had no idea of before. It will enable the 

 citizen or extensive proprietor, intending to plant, to make 

 choice of those trees and shrubs Avhich he thinks most orna- 

 mental, or most likely to answer his purpose ; and thus, by im- 

 proving the appearance of individual estates, it will contribute 

 to increase the beauty and variety of the woody scenery of the 

 country. It will enable those who already possess collections of 

 trees and shrubs, by comparing them with these named speci- 



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