Re: Plant Markets
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- Subject: Re: Plant Markets
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 15:42:02 -0600
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Two excellent suggestions; thanks. Here are some more:
the usual markers for wood, plastic, aluminum are not permanent to sunshine;
black grease pencils are,
so is the throw-away ink pen 'Uni-Paint broad line PX-30 opaque oil-base
paint marker' made by Mitsubishi Pencil Co for Eberhard Faber Inc. Lewisburg
TN 37091. Some good hardware stores have it, and so do some art shops. I
really can reccommend this one.
or photocopy onto thin card and varnish with clear acrylic. The copier
powder/ink is sun-proof. Have fun Geoff
-----Original Message-----
From: Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>
To: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: Plant Markets
>Two very permanent markers:
> 1. Cut strips from aluminum cans and get a set of metal stamps from a
>good hardware store. Put the strips on a piece of soft wood, like pine,
>and stamp the names into them.
> 2. If you have access to a kiln, cut flat squares of clay about 3/8
>inch thick and stamp or carve the name in them. Punch a hole in one
>corner. Fire the squares. Use the hole to wire the tag to a stick or
>post.
> Lots of work? Yes, but not hard work. And some future archaeologist
>will find the pottery tags if they don't get broken.
>
>-Lon Rombough
>
>Liliaceae4@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Help!!
>> I am going to end up not knowing the names of my plants soon.
>> Does anyone know a reasonable place for plant markets and suggestions on
the
>> best kind. I have heard that the metal ones that allow you to etch the
plant
>> name in last the longest. Any suggestions or suppliers would be
appreciated
>> Thanks
>> Lillian
>
