Distance. 

 Feet. 



12 



15 

 18 

 20 

 21 

 24 

 27 

 30 

 36 

 40 



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Square. 



302 



239 



193 



134 



108 



99 



75 



58 



48 



33 



27 



Equilateral Triangle. 

 347 

 274 

 221 

 154 

 124 

 113 



86 



64 



55 



37 



31 



Tree Markers. Planting by eye and measure is a tedious process, the line in 

 digging the holes being sure to get displaced, and however carefully the stakes are 



Tree marker in use 



A 



Fig. 28. PLANTING MABKEBS : A, STRAIGHT ; B, TBIANGLE. 



set, the trees do not come in exact line unless some means be taken to have the stem 

 in the precise place occupied by the stake, which must be removed in digging. 

 The " straight marker," an American invention, is formed of a piece of board, free 

 from knots, 1 inch thick, 4 inches broad, and 6 feet long. A hole is bored in the 

 centre and one 2 inches from each end, all 1 inch in diameter. Then a piece is cut from 

 the centre of the board, on one side, and a space is formed, first for a stake, then the 

 stem of the tree in planting. Two hardwood stakes, each 12 inches for solid, 18 

 inches long for loose, ground, complete the equipment of the " straight marker." To 

 use it place the centre of the cut side of the board against the stake where the tree is 

 to be planted, push the stakes through the end holes of the marker, and lift the board 



