GENERAL PRACTICE. RENOVATING OLD FRUIT GARDENS. 77 



EENOVATING OLD FRUIT GARDENS. 



From various circumstances gardens get into a dilapidated state, and their fruit trees 

 become profitless. In treating these the chief consideration is a thorough understanding 

 of the present condition of the trees and soil. The garden is, perhaps, a century or more 



References : W represents 

 damson trees, 15 feet apart. X, 

 strong-growing culinary plum 

 trees, 15 feet apart. Y, strong- 

 growing apple trees, 15 feet 

 apart, that distance from out- 

 side line of trees. Z, apple 

 trees, with pear at north end 

 of strip, 12 feet apart, 24 feet 

 between the rows. A, moderate- 

 growing plum trees, 15 feet 

 apart. The strips, in all cases, 

 are equal in width to halt' the 

 distance the trees are apart, but 

 the outside strip is only half the 

 width, including the hedge or 

 fence clear of which the trees are 

 planted. The permanent treesare 

 portrayed; the small circles indi- 

 cate the sites for temporary trees. 

 The white space is soil kept clear 

 for the trees, and manuring ; the 

 shaded part, grass. B, espalier 

 for cherry trees. C, gravel path. 

 D, bush or pyramid apples, or 

 culinary cherry trees, 6 feet 

 apart. E, bush or pyramid pear 

 trees, 6 feet apart. F, espalier 

 for large-fruited apple trees, dia- 

 gonal cordons. G, gooseberry 

 bushes, 5 feet apart. H, dwarf 

 standard apple, pear, or plum 

 trees, 20 feet apart, with currants 

 between. I, blackberry, crosses ; 

 and raspberry (two rows), small 

 circles. J, black, red, and white 

 currants, 5 feet apart. K, es- 

 palier for large-fruited pear trees, 

 diagonal cordons. L, choice 

 bush or pyramid plum trees, 

 6 feet apart. All the permanent 



trees are shown ; the temporary in the same lines are represented by dots. The bush or pyramid apple, pear, and 

 plum tree borders are margined by strawberries ; also espaliers for apple, and pear, shown by the dotted lines. M t 

 strawberries. N, poultry houses and yard. 0, stable yard. P, pleasure ground. Q, tennis ground. R, standard 

 double thorn, laburnum, and other ornamental trees, for home surroundings should be made pleasant as well as useful, 

 and a few objects of beauty can be provided at trifling cost. 







Fig. 13. FBUIT GAKDEN AND OKCHARD. (Scale: 1 inch = 60 feet.) 



