CHAPTER I. 



PERMANENT PLANTATIONS OF FRUIT-TREES. 

 SECTION 1. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLANTATIONS. 



The different kinds of plantations may be classed as 

 follows : 1st. The Family Orchard, which is a portion of 

 the farm set apart for the production of the more hardy 

 and common fruit, principally apples, for the use of the 

 farm stock and the family. 2d. The Market, or Commer- 

 cial Orchard, a large plantation of the various species 

 of fruit-trees, for the production of fruit as an article of 

 commerce. 3d. The Fruit Garden, which, with the far- 

 mer, is a plot of ground near the dwelling, in which the 

 finer fruits, as pears, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, 

 etc., and all the small fruits, are cultivated. In many 

 cases, and even in most cases, it is a portion of the kitchen 

 garden, where the table or culinary vegetables are 

 grown. With the professional man, the merchant, the 

 mechanic, and others who reside in cities, villages, and 

 their suburbs, possessing but small tracts of land, at most 

 but a few acres, the fruit garden is the only source for 

 the supply of fruits for their families, and is usually 

 planted with the most rare, perishable, and valuable sorts, 

 that cannot so easily be procured in market. 



The pleasure and profit derived from fruit plantations, 

 under any or all of these circumstances, depend upon 

 the judicious selection of soil, situation, trees, and varie- 

 ties, and their proper arrangement and management. 

 These are the essential points, and every man who con- 

 templates planting to a greater or less extent, should 

 avail himself of all the light which experience has shed 



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