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large garden It is not necessary to plant so close as in a 

 very small one, and in a very rich and deep soil a 

 greater distance will be required than in a dry and light 

 soil. There is also a great difterence in the growth of 

 varieties. Some might be planted at six feet apart, and 

 have as much space in proportion as others would at eight. 

 This shows that no rule, as regards distance, can be 

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

 dens, where advantage should be taken of every circum- 

 stance. In large gardens, a 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 according to circumstances .• 



DISTANCE IN THE OPEN GROUND. 



Apples.— Pyva,m\ds, on free stock, ten feet apart ; do.^ 

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

 ten feet apart ; do., dwarf bushes on Paradise, five or six 

 feet apart. 



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

 apart; do., on quince, ten feet apart; do., dwarf stand- 

 ards on quince, eight to ten feet apart. 



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

 pyramids, eight to ten feet apart. 



Cherries. — Pyramids, Hearts, and Bigatreaus, eight 

 to ten feet apart ; do., Dukes and Morellos, six to eight 

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

 apart. 



Apricots. — Dwarf standard on plum, eight to ten feet 

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



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

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



Nectarines. — Same as peaches. 



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

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