DISTANCE BETWEEN TREES OR PLANTS. 



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with gfood cultivation and pruning-, our fruits 

 are classed among the best, and find a ready- 

 sale both for the export trade and home con- 

 sumption. And it also places them in the 

 first ranks upon the Exhibition tables of the 

 world, having- appeared from time to time 

 on most of the Exhibition tables of the Pro- 

 vince, as well as upon those of the Centennial 

 at Philadelphia in 1876, the Intercolonial and 

 Indian at London, England, in 1886, the 

 World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, and now, 

 at the close of the 19th century, we hope to 

 be creditably represented at the Paris Inter- 

 national Exhibition of 1900. 



It would be unseemly to close this sum- 

 mary of the fruit interest of Abbotsford with- 

 out referring- to the late Chas. Gibb, who for 

 seventeen years was the leading spirit and 

 promoter of the fruit interest of the Province. 



Mr. Gibb first visited Abbotsford in 1872, 

 and so pleased was he with the impetus al- 

 ready given to fruit growing, that he de- 

 cided to throw in his lot with us, and pur- 

 chased a farm of 1 20 acres favorably situated 

 for orcharding, upon which he settled in 

 March, 1873, and at once entered upon his 

 new field of labor with the zeal of an en- 

 thusiast. 



Being- possessed of considerable means he 



was enabled to carry out many a well formed 

 plan of travel, through which he introduced 

 many varieties of new fruits, as well as 

 species of ornamental and forest trees, hav- 

 ing at one time on trial no less than 145 va- 

 rieties which were not natives of this Pro- 

 vince ; the survivals of some of the hardiest 

 of these adorn our roadsides as shade trees 

 at the present day. 



His grounds were also turned into an ex- 

 perimental testing station for almost every 

 conceivable variety of fruit which could pos- 

 sibly be grown in northern climates ; and 

 his many writing's on fruit and arborculture 

 are accepted as authority from one who 

 knew whereof he wrote. Besides visiting 

 most parts of Canada and the U. S. A., al- 

 ways with the fruit interest in view, he 

 twice visited Russia and Northern Europe. 

 First in 1882, in company with Prof. J. L. 

 Budd, of Ames, Iowa, and again in 1886 

 alone. In June, 1889, he left on a tour of 

 research around the world via Vancouver, 

 Japan, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Calcutta and 

 Bombay ; and while at Cairo, Egypt, was 

 seized with a fatal illness and died on the 

 8th March, 1890, thus ending a life patri- 

 otically spent in the interest of his country. 



Abbotsford, Que. J. M. FiSK. 



DISTANCE BETWEEN TREES OR PLANTS IN PLANTATIONS. 



Standard Apples, 30 to 40 feet apart 

 each way. In poor soil, 25 feet may be 

 enough. 



Standard Pears and Cherries, 20 feet apart 

 each way. Cherries will do at 18 feet, and 

 the dwarf growing sorts, Dukes and Morel- 

 los, even at 16 feet. 



Standard Plums, Peaches, Apricots, and 

 Nectarines, 16 to 18 feet apart each way. 



Quinces, 10 to 12 feet apart each way. 



Dwarf or Pyramidal Pears, Cherries and 

 Plums, 10 to 12 feet apart each way. The 

 greater distance is better where land is not 

 scarce. 



Dwarf Apples, on Paradise stock (bushes) 

 6 feet apart. 



Currants, Gooseberries and Raspberries, 

 3 to 4 feet apart. 



Blackberries, 6 to 7 feet apart. 



Grapes, 8 to 10 feet apart. 



