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placed, the arrangement should be well planned from the 

 start. The order in the fruit garden will depend chiefly 

 on convenience, economy of space, and the adaptability of 

 certain plants to grow in one another's company. 



The plan. The home fruit garden, like the vegetable 

 garden, should be planned for cultivation by means of 

 horses. The rows should therefore run the long way of 

 the garden. The fruit garden may well join the vegetable 

 garden, and be approximately the same size, about ninety 

 by two hundred and forty feet for a farm garden. The 

 entire plat will then contain approximately one acre of 

 ground. 



It is impossible to specify the different allotments of 

 fruit that should go into the home garden, since individual 

 taste and the adaptability of certain fruits to the locality 

 will need to be taken into account. The following plan, 

 providing for a garden ninety by two hundred and forty 

 feet, will, however, be suggestive : 



ooooooooooooo Grapes o ooooooooooo 



o 1 50 Blackberries o 70 Raspberries 



o 2 10 Apples 



3 40 Currants 



3 4 10 Peaches o 5 Pears 



5__, ._ 30 Gooseberries 



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6 5 Cherries o 5 Plums o 5 Quinces.. 



o 



o 7 Strawberries 



o 8 _ Strawberries 



In regions where the climate will not permit the grow- 

 ing of peaches, pears or quinces, hardy apples can be added 

 in their stead. Several trees each of apricots and nectarines 

 will make a welcome addition where they are adapted to 

 the climate. 



Varieties. In selecting the varieties, care should be 

 taken to secure both early and late kinds, so that the fruit 



