After trying every possible labeling I have come to the conclusion that the simple #2 pencil is by far the best. Joe, Oceanside, CA On Mar 14, 2012, at 10:22 AM, AW wrote: > I was reading Alberto's article 'Starting a Bulb Collection II' yesterday > and noticed the statement that 'permanent' markers are not so. Friends of > mine in this area have been using the PC printed labels that they attach to > heavy vinyl and have seen these last at least five years. These labels do > have the advantage that generating them on a PC ensures that labels and > inventory will be maintained consistently (all plant-related data). > > So, the question I have is: While nothing lasts forever, how long do these > 'permanent' markers actually last? I must be clear - I am not talking about > imprinted vinyl tabs, but the imprinted tapes that one attaches to a label > stick. I could not see any changes in what my friends (who have a large > bromeliad coleection) showed me after 5 years. From this I suspect the thick > vinyl will wear away first. Any comments? > > Andrew > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/