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QUIKCE CULTUKE. 



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- 



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 



