290 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



Size of the Fruit-garden. 



The amount of land to be devoted to the fruit-garden 

 must depend very much upon size of the lot, the number 

 and locality of the buildings, and the amount of other 

 ornamentation attempted. For the supply of a large 

 family with a liberal amount of all the fruits in their season 

 will be required a garden of considerable area, though it is 

 surprising what a quantity can be grown on a small area 

 when skilfully managed. An estimate of what will be the 

 average yield of the different kinds of fruits under the best 

 conditions is as follows: 



Apples, per tree, 30-40 ft. apart, at 15 yrs. from planting, 3 bbls. 



Pears, " " 20 " " " 12 " " 3 bu. 



Plums, " " 15 " " " 10 " " " | to 1 bu. 



C bu. in N. 



Peaches," " 15 " " "6-15" " " | E.;l-2bu. 



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Cherries," " 20 " " " 8 " " " 1 bu. 



Quinces," " 12 ' " " " 8 " " " 1 bu. 



Grapes, per vine, 8 by 10 ft. apart, at 3 yrs. from plant- 

 ing 5 Ibs. 



Raspberries and blackberries in rows 7 ft. apart, 

 at 3 years from planting 1 bu. per sq. rod. 



Currants and gooseberries, 3 by 6 ft. apart, at 4 



years from planting 1| bu. per sq. rod. 



Strawberries in rows 4 ft. apart, at 1 year from 



planting 1-3 b;i. per sq. rod. 



Location. 



In locating the fruit-garden that part of the lot with 

 a suitable soil should, if possible, be selected, and be 



