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FRUITS TO SUPPLY A FAMILY. 



rows. The peaches, i£ in rows twenty feet apart, and twelve 

 and a half feet in the row, will have quite enough room at any 

 age, provided the long limbs are thinned-in from the outside 

 every two or three years. With this care, apples may be 

 planted much nearer than usual. None of the trees stand on 

 exact squares; the importance of preserving straight rows 

 for cultivation being greater than the form of the space oc- 

 cupied by each tree. When rows are wide apart, less room 

 is needed between the trees in the rows. 



PlmnB. 



Pig. 202.— Plan of Prtiit Garden. 



Cherries. 



Earl; apple*. 



Standard and. 

 dwarf tree& 



Feacha 



RaapbenJN. 

 Gooseberritf. 

 Currant*. 

 Grapea. 



By the arrangement we have here planned, the following 

 trees may be planted on an acre, namely: 



15 plum-trees, . i row, occupying 20 ft. — 13 ft. in the row. 



16 cherry-trees, . 2 '* " 

 8 early apples, . i " " 



16 standard pears, ) „ „ 

 29 dwarf do. J 



48 peach-trees, . 3 " " 



45 raspberry, . i " " 



45 gooseberry, . i " " 



45 currant, . i " " 



10 native grapes, . i " " 



In all 132 trees, besides, the raspberries, currants, goose- 

 berries, and grapes. 



