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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Jul 27, 2002

does anyone know where to get engraved labels like those seen in botanic gardens?

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Badseed Hillsboro, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 27, 2002

Mark, are they metal or plastic? I have etched on plexiglass and it is not that difficult. Just a thought. If they are metal, I have not tried that YET. LOL

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Baa Jul 27, 2002

An Engravers shop shoud be able to make up these for you Mark.

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Jul 27, 2002

Mark, Helsinki Botanical Garden makes them, but they are pretty expensive... They are made of hard plastic, or acryle or something-

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Jul 27, 2002

they are made from acrylic.

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Jul 27, 2002

Yes, I think they're acrylic, I foudn the page now; http://www.helsinki.fi/ml/botgard/hinnat/erikoistyot.htm

4 €/label - pretty expensive :/ 5 € if you want holes to the labels, and name spell checking etc.. :}

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2002

Mark, try a trophy store. They always have engraving tools and appropriate blanks. Might be cheap if you catch them off-peak.

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Jul 28, 2002

Good thinking, Darius. Very outside the box - cool!

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Jul 28, 2002

and it says? Evert?

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Jul 28, 2002

You gotta give me some time to translate it :P

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Jul 28, 2002

OK, this is a very humble and fast translation;

Botanical garden makes weather-resistant plant name labels. The normal size for our labels is 12 X 8 cm, and they can be made of white, red or yellow acrylic. The font used for text in the labels is Modern, but it is also possible to get the texts in Script- and Roman types.

One normal-sized label (with name of course) costs 4 € without botanical name checking, and punching. Labels with punching and botanical name spell-checking costs 5 €.

It's also possible to get the labels in other sizes, but the biggest size is A4.

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Jul 28, 2002

thanks

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