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his main purpose. He should, therefore, select the very 

 best varieties, considering not the quality alone, but their 

 productiveness and other useful properties. Such a per- 

 son has no desire for a large collection, but looks merely 

 for an assortment that wall yield a succession of ripe fruits 

 during the season. Another who regards the mere value 

 of the fruit less than amusement, recreation, and experi- 

 ment, will make his collection as varied as jjossible. 

 Where any j)articular class of fruits can be had very 

 cheap in market, it should be j)lanted sparingly in the 

 garden, so that such as may be scarce or dear can be 

 grown in larger quantities. It is only by taking all these 

 into account, that planters can hope to make their fruit 

 garden answer their particular views and purposes. 



The planting of a fruit garden should be considered as 

 of equal importance, as far as the doing of it well is con- 

 cerned, with the building of a dwelling. This is constructed 

 with a view to the convenience of the family, and is, 

 therefore, in all its parts, supposed to be adapted to their 

 wants and mode of living. The fruit garden is intended, 

 also, to promote the comfort and convenience of the 

 family, and should, like the dwelling, in all respects be 

 as nearly as possible adapted to their wants and circum- 

 stances. Having now treated of the soil, enclosures, 

 trellises, walks, arrangement, selection of trees and varie- 

 ties, we proceed to the taking up of the trees and plant- 

 ing. 



Taking u]) the Trees. — This has already been de- 

 scribed under the head of nursery operations, to which the 

 reader is referred. 



Planting has been described under the head of plant- 

 ing the orchard / and the operation being the same in 

 both cases, it need not be repeated. 



The arrangement of the trees^ however, is different, 

 and this point requires a special notice. 



