200 PERMANENT PLANTATIONS. 



be observed in all cases, and this particularly in small gar- 

 dens, where advantage should be taken of every circum- 

 stance. In large gardens an uniform distance may be 

 adopted, even if some space be sacrificed. The following 

 distances may serve as a general guide, and may be in- 

 creased or diminished accordinir to circumstances : 



DISTANCES IN THE OPEN GEOrND. 



Ajjples. — Pyramids on free stock, ten feet apart ; do., on 



Doucain, eight feet apart ; do., dwarf standards on 



Doucain, eight feet apart ; do., dwarf bushes on 



paradise, five to six feet apart. 

 Pears. — Pyramids on free stocks, ten to twelve feet apart; 



do., on quince, six feet apart ; do., dwarf standards on 



quince, six to eight feet apart. 

 Plums. — Dwarf standards, eight to ten feet apart ; do., 



j^yramids, eight to ten feet apart. 

 Cherries. — Pyramids, hearts, and bigarreaus, eight to ten 



feet apart ; do., dukes and morellos, six to eight feet 



apart ; do., dwarf bushes of morellos, five to six feet 



apart. 

 Aj)ricots. — Dwarf standard on plum, eight to ten feet 



apart ; do., pyramids, six to eight feet apart. 

 Peaclies. — Low standards on peach, ten to twelve feet 



apart ; do., on plum, eight to ten feet. 

 Nectarines. — Same as peaches. 



Qifinces. — Pyramids or bushes, six to eight feet apart. 

 Filherts., do., six to eight feet apart. 

 Gooseherries and Currants.^ four to five feet apart. 

 Pasjjberries., two to three feet apart. 



Mr. Rivers gives the following distances in his " Minia- 

 ture Fruit Garden." 



