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roots, are much more likely to live, and will become 

 sooner established in a new location. They can also be 

 more readily trained to any desired shape. The largest 

 and most successful planters invariably select young, 

 thrifty trees. 



DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. 



Standard Apples, . . . . . 30 feet apart each way. 

 Standard Pears and strong 



growing Cherries, ... 20 " " " 

 Duke and Morello Cherries, . 18 " " " 

 Standard Plums, Apricots, 



Peaches, Nectarines, . . 16 to 18 " " 



Dwarf Pears, 10 to 12 



Dwarf Apples, 10 to 12 " " 



Quinces, 10 to 12 



Grapes, rows 10 to 16 feet apart, . 7 to 16 feet in rows. 

 Currants and Gooseberries, ... 4 feet apart. 

 Kaspberries and Blackberries, . 3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet. 

 Strawberries, for field culture, . 1 by 3 to 3J feet. 

 Strawberries, for garden culture, . 1 to 2 feet apart. 



NUMBER OF TREES ON AN ACRE. 



30 feet apart each way, 50 

 25 " " 70 



20 " " 110 



18 " " 135 



15 " " 205 



12 " " 300 



10 ft. apart each way, 435 

 8 " " 680 



6 " " 1210 



5 " " 1745 



4 " " 2725 



3 " " 4840 



RULE. Multiply the distance in feet between the 

 rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, 

 and the product will be the number of square feet for 



