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can be planted at a proper distance apart and in straight 

 rows. 1 



202. Orchard patterns. There are three main systems in 

 e common use in setting out 



an orchard; the square, 

 quincunx, and the equi- 

 --- ^.0 lateral triangular. 



In the square system 



^ 

 f'* 



, 



(Fig. 85) the trees are 

 planted at the corners of 

 squares. It is the method 

 in most common use and 



is the easiest one to lay 



out. A disadvantage of 

 this arrangement is that 



the trees do not have an 



?io. SS.-Square system of orchard planting. 



tions for developing foliage and roots. It is probable that the 

 roots use all of the area ^ 



anyway, so the objection 

 is not very important. X X X. X 



In the quincunx sys- ^ 9 __ __^ 9 9 



tern (Fig. 86), a tree is 



set in the center of a X X X 



square as well as at each ^ ____ ^ 



corner. The fifth tree, 

 the one in the center, is * * 



a "filler, "one which will * e * 



bear earlier than those 



planted at the corners of x * x 



the square, and which . 



Will be removed When FIG. ^6. Quincunx system of orchard planting. 

 . , . , Dots show permanent trees, crosses, fillers. 



the other trees come 



1 For a complete discussion of this subject the student should see Bailey's 

 The Principles of Fruit-Growing, pages 194 to 217. 



