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and other berries — 880 plants. I recommend plum trees for the two 

 rows nearest the shelter belt, because their natural habitat is along- 

 the edges of the original groves, and the proximity of the larger trees 

 would injure them comparatively little. All of the distances above 

 given inay be changed according to the judgment of the planter. 

 The plums will make no serious complaint at being set only eight 

 and a quarter feet apart one way; and the apples, not being crowded 

 by the smaller plum trees on each side, will stand close setting in 

 the rows. 



It must be admitted that the shelter belts take up a large amount 

 of valuable space, and it is very doubtful, in my mind, whether the 

 increased amount of fruit will pay the extra expense of the protec- 

 tion. Looked at, however, from an aesthetic point of view, an 

 orchard such as I have described would be a gem that would orna- 

 ment any farm. To many people of taste and culture, it would be 

 the one great attraction. 



When we come to grapes, and other small fruits which require 

 winter covering, the conditions are completely reversed. These 

 delight in a sunny spot well protected from cold north winds. They 

 like to nestle down on the warm south slope of a hill, or where the 

 genial rays are reflected from a high wall or a sheltering grove. 

 There is no danger of sun-scald with them, for during the trying 

 season they are beneath the earth, out of harm's way. When the 

 danger of hard freezing is over, they will be all the healthier, and 

 the fruit all the sweeter, for the extra heat absorbed. For several 

 years, while the evergreens are growing into usefulness as a shelter, 

 small fruits can be successfully grown in single rows on the south 

 side, halfway between them and the plums, as indicated. I know, 

 from many year's experience, that currants will flourish close to 

 large trees and even in the shade of them. 



To the man who intends to grow fruit exclusively for profit, I will 

 say that it is questionable if shelter belts will pay for their cost. To 

 him who thinks more of aesthetics than of lucre, who takes delight 

 in seeing these beauty spots sprinkled artistically, over his farm, 

 and who has the means to gratify his taste, I will say, let all the 

 surroundings of the home be as beautiful as possible. The cravings 

 of his soul will not be satisfied by broad fields of wheat and corn, 

 by blank meadows and naked pastures, nor by twenty rows of 

 orchard trees with twenty trees in each row — but every little hill, 

 every winding path must disclose some touches of beauty, which 

 appeal to the lover of nature adorned by art, and cause his eye to 

 glisten with delight and his heart to glow with gratitude, when he 

 feels that life can be made worth living. 



EXTRACTING PERFUME FROM FLOWERS. 



It is now possible for us to have the genuine extract of the per- 

 fume of any sort of flower we desire. Nature and science are com- 

 bined to bring about this result. The idea is a simple one, and all 

 hinges on the old time method of condensation. The results are 

 gained by taking a glass funnel — any one will do — and over a spirit 



