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on a north border, or other shaded situation, in order 

 to prolong the season of them, if that be an object, 

 besides planting them out in quarters, as hinted at 

 above. 



From four to six feet square, according to the qua- 

 lity of the soil, may be deemed a proper distance 

 at which to plant the above fruits ; that is, in good 

 land, six feet ; in middling land, five ; and in poor 

 land, four feet. Some may also very properly be 

 planted againt vacant places on any of the walls, 

 pales, or espaliers. The Antwerp raspberry, in par- 

 ticular, and some of the kinds of gooseberries, are 

 highly improved in size and flavour, if trained to a 

 south wall. 



Strawberries are often planted in beds ; but a bet- 

 ter method is to plant them in rows, about two feet 

 asunder, and fifteen or eighteen inches in the row ; 

 or, in single rows, as edgings to the walks or alleys ; 

 in which way they generally produce very abun- 

 dantly. 



