. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . 179. Metal stakelabel. bed 180. Zinc tallies. Ve. 181. Common zinctally. remain three or four years. These labels are attached either bywires, as a, b, Fig. 180, or they are wound about the limb asshown in c, d, and e, in Fig. 180. The type of zinc label most inuse is a simple strip of zinc, as shown in Fig. 181, wrapped aboutthe limb. The metal is so flexible that it expands readily withthe growth of the branch. While these zinc labels are durable,they are v
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . 179. Metal stakelabel. bed 180. Zinc tallies. Ve. 181. Common zinctally. remain three or four years. These labels are attached either bywires, as a, b, Fig. 180, or they are wound about the limb asshown in c, d, and e, in Fig. 180. The type of zinc label most inuse is a simple strip of zinc, as shown in Fig. 181, wrapped aboutthe limb. The metal is so flexible that it expands readily withthe growth of the branch. While these zinc labels are durable,they are very inconspicuous because of their neutral color, andit is often difficult to find them in dense masses of foliage. The common wooden label of the nurserymen (Fig. 182) isperhaps as useful as any for general purposes. If the label hashad a light coat of thin white lead, and the legend has been made I THE HANDLING OF THE PLANTS 157 with a soft lead pencil, the writing should remain legible four orfive years. Fig. 183 shows another type of label that is moredurable, since the wire is stiff and large, and issecured around the limb by means of large loop allows thelimb to
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