20 FRUIT CULTURE IN GENERAL. 



Apricots 15 to 20 feet. 



QumojcH 6 to 8 " 



GeaI'es,— On 8-feet trellis 25 " 



Onl2 " " 16 " 



Trimmed to. stakes 4 to 6 " 



GOOSEBERBIES AND CuERANTS 4 tO 5 " 



Easpbeekies and Blackbeeeies 4 " 



For the above distances, the following is the number of trees re- 

 quired for an acre : 



40 feet apart 2T trees. 



33 " " 40 " 



25 " " ..69 " 



20 " " 108 " 



15 " « 193 " 



12 feet apart 302 trees. 



10 " " 435 " 



8 " " 680 " 



6 " " 1,208 " 



4 " " 2,720 " 



LOCATION. 



Much has been said and written concerning the location of 

 orchards. Situation and aspect doubtless have their effects ; yet no 

 one should neglect to plant merely because he can not give his trees 

 such an aspect as he may desire. Trees in favorable situations wiU 

 undoubtedly produce more good crops than those less fortunately 

 situated; yet many seasons occur when the causes of the diiference 

 do not arise, and trees in any exposure will produce abundantly. 

 To this general rule there can be very few exceptions, namely — 

 Elevated situations are tetter than lowlands^ and the brows and 

 sides of hills are to he chosen in preference to the valleys. Numer- 

 ous proofs have been adduced to show that the peach might be suc- 

 cessfully grown much farther north than it usually is, if the most 

 elevated positions were chosen instead of the warm valleys. So, 

 farther south, frequent severe frosts cut off the crops on the low 

 grounds, while those on the more elevated and exposed situations 

 are not affected. 



The old rule was to choose a southern or southeastern exposure. 

 Coxe, whose work was issued about 1820, and who planted a largo 

 number of trees from 1794 to 1810, m different exposures and as- 

 pects, says: "A southeast aspect, which admits the influence of the 

 early morning sun, and is protected from the pernicious effects of 

 northerly winds, will be found to be the best site for an orchard.'* 

 This is at variance with most later authorities, and with the expe- 



