290 



NUMBER OF TREES PER ACRE. 



distance from one tree or bush to another is just 

 four or five feet, according as the standard pears 

 were placed sixteen or twenty feet apart. The 

 whole is laid off in squares of four or five feet with 

 a line, and marked upon the ground by nicking with 

 the spade. Stakes are then easily driven down, 

 representing the standard, dwarf or shrub. In this 

 way the trees will be set exactly in line, which adds 

 greatly to the attractiveness of the whole. 



NUMBER OP TREES OR PLANTS ON AN ACRE, WHEN PLANTED AT THE FOLLOWING 

 DISTANCES APART, IN FEET. 



30 feet apart each way 



20 



19 



18 



17 



IG 



15 



14 



13 



12 



11 



10 



9 



8 



7 







49 



69 



109 



120 



135 



150 



170 



194 



222 



257 



302 



360 



436 



537 



081 



889 



1210 



1742 



2722 



4840 



10890 



43560 



DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. 



Standard Apples 24 to 30 feet distant each way. 



Standard Pears 16 to 20 " " " " 



Standard Cherries' 10 to 20 " " " " 



Standard Plums and Peaches . . 12 to 10 " " " " 



Pyramid Pears on Pear roots . . 10 to 12 " " " " 



Pyramid Pears on Quince roots . . 8 to 10 " " " " 



Currants, Gooseberries, and Raspberries. 3 to 4 " " " " 



Strawberries 2] to 3 " " *' " 



or 1 foot in the row, and the rows 3 feet apart. 



