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uous limb, and the hooks are joined with a pair of 
pliers. The paint at first almost completely obscures 
the writing, but some of it drips off and the re- 
mainder dries in, so that the record beeomes bright 
and the soft pencil marks are indelibly preserved, 
while the label remains white. If the paint is 
brushed on, the soft writing will be blurred. If in 
the future the wood becomes gray, the label can be 
brightened by immersing it in a pot of white lead, 
without removing it from the tree. The large loop 
of wire allows of the growth of the branch, and the 
label hangs so low that it can be seen at a glance. 
The heavy, stiff wire insures the safety of the label 
against boys and workmen. It cannot be removed 
without a pai of pincers. The label is large 
enough to allow of a complete record of the name 
of the variety, the place of purchase, age, and other 
matters; and it is readily found.” * 
The various labels which are shown in Fig. 46, 
ave as follows: 1, 2, German labels, made of 
glazed earthenware, with the name colored blue and 
sunken. Strong copper wire, coiled, to allow of the 
growth of the limb, holds the label to the tree. 3, 
Cornell label, described above. 4, double wooden 
label, consisting of two common wooden labels fas- 
tened together. The name is written upon the outside 
of the double label, as in any other label, but it is 
also written on the inside to insure permanence. 
When the outside writing is worn off, the label is 
* Bull 61, Cornell Exp. Sta., 341, 
