48 FRUIT CULTURE. 



mark the spaces between, to dig holes and plant the trees 

 in a similar way to that described for the standards. No 

 staking in the case of these bush trees will be necessary. 



Raspberries are in some cases planted below apple trees, 

 in which case they should be set out at a distance of four 

 to five feet from row to row, and twelve to fifteen inches 

 from plant to plant in each row. But these are more usu- 

 ally grown in open fields, in which case they are sometimes 

 planted by placing the sets along the open furrow during 

 the time of ploughing, allowing the next furrow to cover 

 the roots. This, however, is a somewhat rough and ready 

 way of doing it, and not one that can be recommended, as 

 the plants are frequently driven somewhat out of their 

 places by the plough, and it is difficult to make good, even 

 work in this way. A far better plan is to plough the 

 whole of the land first, and dig holes for each plant in the 

 ordinary way afterwards. Small holes only are required, 

 and the line of the furrow may generally be taken as a 

 line for each row. 



Rabbits. One matter will, after planting, require some 

 care and watchfulness j namely, the danger of injury to 

 the trees by rabbits. If there should be any in the 

 vicinity of the plantation, it is well to be prepared in 

 time ; and if the plantation is a mixed one, and the 

 ground entirely occupied by the trees, it would be the 

 cheapest plan to place wire netting round the whole of 

 the outside. But where standard orchard trees alone arc 

 planted, there are other means adopted which are less 

 costly, and answer the purpose fairly well. There are 

 some preparations advertised for painting the stems 

 of the trees to prevent the rabbits from touching them ; 

 but these preparations should be used with care, for fear 

 of damage being done to the bark of the trees. Any 



