THE FRUIT GARDEN". 199 



1st. In regard to position. — Eacli class of trees, sncli as 

 pears, apples, cherries, etc., should be planted together in 

 the same rows or division, and if any difference exist on 

 the soil, each shonld be planted in that best adapted to it. 

 Thus, plums should have that most inclined to clay ; pears 

 and apples, the deepest and richest; cherries, peaches, 

 apricots, etc., the drj^est and lightest. 



Where the garden is large, the pyramids shonld be in 

 one compartment, the dwarf standards in another, and 

 the dwarf bushes in another ; but wdiere it is necessary 

 to economize and fill the ground to the best advantage, 

 the dwarf bushes may alternate advantageonsly with the 

 pyramids or dwarf standards, and this especially along 

 the walk borders. Yarieties, too, of the same, or similar 

 habits of growth, sliould, if possible, be together. The 

 espalier trees should be placed so that the earliest blos- 

 soming kinds, such as the apricots, wdll be most secure 

 from the influence of spring frosts w^here these prevail. 

 The trellis facing the north will be the best for this j)iu'- 

 pose ; but where it is intended to protect them, the aspect 

 is of little account. In the north aspect, fruits are very 

 much retarded in their ripening ; and this circumstance 

 may be turned to a good account to prolong the season 

 of some late cherries, currants, etc. We have seen fine 

 Morellos in perfection on a north wall here, in the month 

 of September. 



The distance at wTiich trees should he planted in the 

 garden. — ^This will not be the same in all cases ; for in a 

 lai'ge garden it is not necessary to 23lant so close as in a 

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

 greater distance w^ill be required than in a dry and light 

 soil. There is also a great difference in the grow^th 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 



