THE HANDLING OF THE PLANTS 157 
with a soft lead pencil, the writing should remain legible four or 
five years. Fig. 183 shows another type of label that is more 
durable, since the wife is stiff and large, and is 
secured around the limb by means of pincers. 
The large loop allows the 
limb to expand, and the 
stiff wire prevents the 
misplacing of the label 
by winds and workmen. 
The tally itself is what 
is known as the “ pack- 
age label” of the nursery- 
men, being six inches 
long, one and one-fourth 
inches wide, and costing 
none (painted) less than one 
: ‘and one-half dollars a 
thousand. The legend is made with a 
lead pencil when the paint is fresh, 
- and sometimes the label is dipped in 
thin white lead after the writing is 
made, so that the paint covers the 
183. Cornell tree label. 
some ~~~ ~=«owriting with a very thin protecting 
184. Serviceable large-loop coat. A similar label is shown in Fig. 
taeedabel, 184, which has a large wire loop, with 
a coil, to allow the expansion of the limb. 
The tallies of this type are often made of glass, or porcelain 
with the name indelibly printed in 
them. Figure 185 shows a zinc tally, l | Qantas Nauta 
which is secured to the tree by means at 
of asharp and pointed wire driven into 185. Zinc tree label. 
the wood. Some prefer to have two arms to this wire, driving 
one point on either side of the tree. If galvanized wire is 
used, these labels will last for many years. 
