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Fruits to Supply a Family. 



the space occupied by each tree. When rows are wide apart, less 

 room is needed between the trees in the rows. 



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Plums. 



Cherries. 



Early apples. 



Standard and 

 dwarf trees. 



Peaches. 



Raspberries. 

 Gunseberriei. 



eurrants. 

 rapes. 



Fig. iji.Plan of Fruit Garden. 



By the arrangement we have here planned, the following trees 

 may be planted on an acre, namely : 



15 plum trees, 



1 6 cherry trees, 

 8 early apples, 



1 6 standard pears, 

 29 dwarf do. 

 48 peach trees, 

 45 raspberry, 

 45 gooseberry, 

 45 currant, . 

 10 native grapes, 



i row, occupying 20 ft. 13 ft. in the row. 



4 



40 



60 " 

 4 " 



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26 

 26 

 26 



13 

 13 



4 

 4 " 4 



4 " 4 



12 " 20 



In all 132 trees, besides the raspberries, currants, gooseberries, 

 and grapes. 



As every cultivator would make a different selection, and as we 

 have elsewhere given carefully made lists, it is hardly necessary to 

 occupy space at present on this subject, except to remark that varie- 

 ties ripening in succession should be sought, when a family supply 

 is the objea. 



