CHAPTER XI 

 THE FRUIT GARDEN 



THE fruit garden is not less desirable and profitable 

 than the vegetable garden. Fruit is universally pal- 

 atable, and a highly necessary article of food. And be- 

 cause of the high cost, the remoteness of markets and the 

 ease with which fruit wilts and decays, most of it must be 

 raised at home or the family go without. 



1. Measure accurately the space devoted to all kinds 

 of fruit in your home garden. Make a diagram of the 

 garden showing the location of each different fruit. What 

 proportion of ground is devoted to each ? 



2. Make a table showing the number of each kind of 

 fruit tree, bush and vine. Compare diagrams and tables 

 with other members of the class and seek the cause for the 

 differences. Just what is the distinction between vegetables 

 and fruit? 



Soil and location. The soil and location suitable for 

 the vegetable garden will in most cases be adapted to fruit 

 raising as well. Heavy, damp clay soil needs to be drained 

 and manured. The ground must be rich. As a matter of 

 convenience and economy of time in caring for it, the fruit 

 garden should be near the house. 



1. Plan of the Fruit Garden 



Since the plants set in the fruit garden are perennials 

 and remain more or less permanently where they are first 



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