LAYERING 



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Gooseberries, quinces, and.maiiy ornamental shrubs, such 

 as lilacs, may be propagated by mound layering. To some 

 extent, this process takes place accidentally when soil is thrown 

 up against plants during cultivation. 



Number of Shrubs or Plants for an Acre 



Suitable Distances for Planting 



Apples — Standard 25 to 40 feet apart each way 



" Dwarf [bushes] 10 " " " " 



Pears— Standard 16 to 20 " 



Dwarf 10 " 



Cherries— Standard 18 to 20 " 



" Dukes & Morrellos 16 to 18 /" 



Plums^tandard 16 to 20 "^ 



Peaches 16 to }8 '' 



Apricots Je ° 75 « 



Nectarines 16 to 18 



Qumces ^ol° I u 



Currants •• | *o j „ 



Gooseberries 3 to 4 ^^ 



Raspberries 3 to 5 ^^ 



Blackberries 6 to 7 ^^ 



Grapes 8 to 12 



To estimate the number of plants requked for an acre, at any 

 given distance, multiply the distance between the rows by the distance 

 between the plants, which will give the number of square feet allotted 

 to each plant, and divide the number of square feet m an acre [43,560] 

 by this number. The quotient will be the number of plants required. 



