38 POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



Quincunx System. — This system permits of planting many 

 more trees per acre than the square system. It also permits the 

 use of fillers and provides for a well laid out orchard when the 

 fillers are cut out. 



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Quincunx Sj'stem Quincunx System with Fillers 



Hexagonal System. — About 15 per cent more trees are used 

 in planting by the hexagonal than by the square system. It has 

 the advantage of distributing the trees more evenly over the 

 ground than the other systems. Its disadvantage is that cultiva- 

 tion is much more difficult. It does not permit of any satisfac- 

 tory method of thinning out the trees without leaving too large 



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Hexagonal Sj'stem Hexagonal System with Fillers 



Digging the Holes. 



(a) In digging the holes make them large enough to receive 

 the roots without crowding and deep enough as a rule to bring 

 the union of the stock and cion well below the surface. Trees 

 should generally be planted a little deeper, say from four to 



