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In gardens of small size, however, this cannot well be 

 done. Frequently the family garden is a continuation 

 of the lawn or runs up close to the buildings so that 

 such a division would be impossible. Fig. 36 shows a 

 home lot of one acre, where only about one-third of an 

 acre is available for the family garden. In this plan, 

 the west boundary is 

 utilized for growing 

 peach trees and currant 

 bushes, and the south 

 line for cherry trees. 

 The north end of nearly 

 one - third of an acre 

 is devoted to apples, 

 pears, plums, raspber- 

 ries, blackberries, and 

 strawberries and vege- 

 tables. As a partial 

 screen of the garden 

 from the house a line 

 of grapevines is planted 

 south of the garden to be trained to a high wire trellis. 

 Grapevines, too, may be trained to the south side of the 

 house and stable. 



In the plan of the combined garden (Fig. 37) of one 

 acre 218 x 200 feet the apple trees are set fifty feet 

 apart in four rows, with a row of pear trees twenty-five 

 feet apart between the first and second rows, and 

 peaches, plums, or cherries between the third and fourth 

 rows. Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries are to 

 be set in rows between the second and third rows, or 

 between pears and apples, leaving the other spaces for 

 vegetables. Currant and gooseberry bushes may be set 

 in the line of the apple or other large trees, as they are 

 the least injured by shade. The first row of apple trees 



200 Ft. 

 FIG. 36 Plan of Garden and Grounds. 



