CHAPTER IV, 



PLANS FOR ORCHARDS. 



*Besides being much more pleasing in appearance, the 

 trees of a carefully laid out orchard can be properly cul- 

 tivated with far less difficulty than those that are out of 

 line in the rows and at irregular distances apart. The 

 following plans, which can be varied in many ways, will 

 be found very convenient : 



QUINCUNX PLANTING. 



By this method the trees are in rows in various ways, 

 and may be plowed in three directions. 



The following plan is given by Mr. Randolph Peters, 

 of Delaware. An acre planted in this manner contains 

 165 trees. 



48 standard apples, 30 feet apart, marked O. 



35 standard pears or cheries, marked S. 



