92 Best Arrangement for Trees. 
LAYING OUT FOR PLANTING IN SQUARES. 
It is very desirable, both for convenience in cultivation and 
for the beauty of the orchard, that the trees should stand in 
straight lines, and care should be taken to attain that end. Most 
orchards and vineyards in this State are laid out in squares: 
that is, the rows of trees or vines are all at right angles to each 
other, as shown in the accompanying sketch. This is the sim- 
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Planting in Squares. 
plest arrangement; and by some of our largest planters is’ held to 
be the best. It is true that the trees are not equidistant from 
each other in all directions, and that, theoretically at least, there 
is a portion of the ground unused—supposing that the roots 
occupy a circle, as do the branches. Practically, however, it 
may be doubted whether the hungry roots of well-grown trees 
or vines leave any porvien of the soil unvisited. 
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