Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 22:35:00 -0500 From: Kent Kratz <kkratz@neca.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg480$foo@default> Subject: Markers
I like the Pilot SCA-UF. It is a ultra fine point permanent pen.
Comes in several colors and will last for a year in the sun and
several in the shade. You can write on the epidermis of leaves
and, as long as you do not break through, the ink will last as
long as the leaf surface. I use it to label plant parts prior to
sterilization in Chlorox and it comes through fine. If you
really want something that will last, get the marking pens that
they use to write numbers on ear tags for cattle. That ink lasts
for years even when exposed to the sun. Not a particularly fine
point.
You may find that the surface of the plastic label will degrade
and the ink will fade due to the loss of the underlieing plastic.
Kent
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