CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 



AX 15 feet apart each way 200 



" 18 " " 135 



"20 " " 110 



" 25 " " 70 



" 30 '' " 50 



Tlie number of plants required for an acre, at any given distance apart, may be 

 •ascertained by dividing the number of square feet in an acre (43,560), by the number 

 of square feet given to each plant, which is obtained by 'multiplying the distance 

 between rows by the distance between the plants. Thus, strawberries planted three 

 ieet by one foot, give each plant three square feet, or 14,520 plants to the acre, 



rORMS OF FRUIT TREES, AS USUALLY SOLD FROM THE NURSERY. 



1. 3 3. 



No. 1. Standard, with stem or trunk 3 to 4 feet clear of branches. Standard 

 Apples, Pears, Cherries and Plums have usually this form. 



No. 2. Dwarf Apples on Paradise stock have usually this form. 



No. 3. Pyramidal Trees. The usual appearance of Dwarf Pear trees 2 to 3 years 

 irom bud, prepared for training in pyramidal form. 



TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING THE HABIT OF GROWTH. 



Referring to young trees of tw^o to four years' growth. 



Vigorous — Being those varieties of strong, rapid growth. 



Free — Varieties which rank next to the above in growth. 



Moderate — Varieties which make a fair growth, some being slender growers, others 

 «low growers. 



Feeble or Poor — Varieties of feeble growth. The majority of these require to be 

 double worked on strong growing sorts in order to obtain good trees. 



