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needs. 1 The transfer of stock from the nursery bed to 

 the orchard should mean the least possible change in its 

 environment. Other considerations being equal, then, 

 local nurseries can give 

 better satisfaction than 

 those at a distance. 



222. Planting. Di- 

 rections for planting 

 usually accompany the 

 shipments. These 

 should be followed. In 

 general, the young trees 

 are planted in rows, for 

 convenience in cultiva- 

 tion afterward. The 

 trees in each row should 

 be about as far apart as 

 the rows are from one 

 another. There is a 

 general tendency to 

 plant fruit trees too close 

 together. This permits 



PEACH TWIGS. 



the branches to inter- 

 lock when the trees are 



mature, and it also makes spraying difficult. The following 

 distances are suggested : 



i Such purchases should be made direct from the nursery, even if by mail. 

 Says Waugh, " It should be preached everywhere as a part of the gospel of 

 horticulture, that nobody should ever patronize the traveling fruit-tree agent 

 on any account." The traveling agent is likely to be a representative of an 



