Yes, I used something similar - MacPenny labels. They are black on one side and white on the other so can be scratched on the black and pencilled on the white. I bought them on a trip to England in 1979 and put them on all my trees, shrubs, and roses. The black has faded to gray, but the scratched names are still legible, and more importantly, the plastic is still flexible after 30 years. I just bent one in half and it did not crack. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada On 17-Dec-09, at 5:37 AM, PJOSPUX@aol.com wrote: > Here in UK I use plastic labels which are painted black on both > sides. You > scratch through the paint to show the white plastic. I have been > using them > for well over ten years and they are still legible,