THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA — PLANTING. 



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PLANTING SYSTEMS. 



In order that the most 

 approved planting sys- 

 tems may be better under- 

 stood, they are illustrated 

 to show how the orchard 

 is first laid out, and how 

 the trees look after several 

 years of growth. 



The Square System. 



This is the most approved 

 method. The orchard is 

 laid off in lines crossing 

 each other, with equal in- 

 tervals of space, and a tree 

 planted at each crossing of 

 the lines. By the square 

 method, at twenty feet 

 apart, one hundred and 

 eight trees are planted to 

 the acre. The preferable 



Quincunx System. 



The Square System. 



distances for planting are 

 twenty feet for dwarf varie- 

 ties, twenty-four feet for 

 Navels and Mediterranean 

 Sweets, and thirty feet for 

 all seedling types. 



Quincunx System. — In 



this system the orchard is 

 laid off in the same manner 

 as for square planting, ex- 

 cept that the number of 

 rows are doubled, and a 

 tree planted in the center 

 of every square. This 

 method is chiefly used in 

 planting with the idea of 

 removing the center trees 

 (which are generally dwarf) 

 when those designed to be 

 permanent shall|have at- 



