268 The Principles of Fruit-growing. 



33 feet apart, instead of 28%. The trees are to be planted alter- 

 nately, just as bricks are laid in a wall. In the lower section 

 there are 143 trees per acre; in the middle one 92, and in the 

 upper, fully thinned section, there are 46 permanent trees. 



"The Wellhouse plan. Almost every fruit-grower has heard 



of Hon. F. Wellhouse, of Kansas, who is called 'The Apple 

 King of America.' Well may he be so called, for he and 

 his son, who is in company with him, have over 1,600 acres 

 of apple orchard, ranging from two to twenty-two years 

 planted. His trees are planted 32x16 feet apart, in rectan- 

 gular style, as shown in the lower section of Fig. 35, the 



