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first row is straight, and the distance from tree to tree 
equal, the added rows are easily made to correspond. 
The two methods of laying out an orchard are in 
squares, and in triangles and hexagons, commonly called 
Fig. 15.—LAYING OUT IN QUINCUNX. 
quincunx. Most orchards are laid out in squares, but 
in equilateral triangles the ground will hold about one- 
seventh more trees at the same distance apart. There is 
no way to set as many equidistant trees on an acre as in 
equilateral triangles. To lay out the ground in squares, 
the first thing is to form a right angle, which will be in- 
cluded between two lines six and eight feet long, con- 
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Fig. 16.—QUINCUNX BY CIRCLES. 
nected by a third line ten feet long, as shown in the figure. 
Having formed this right angle, the extension of the six 
and eight feet lines will show where the rows of trees 
are to be planted at any desired distance. Parallel lines 
will show where to plant the successive rows till the 
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