92 The Horticulturist's Ride- Book. 



Usual Distances Apart for Planting: Vegetables, continued. 

 Melons, Musk . . . 5 to 6 ft. each way. 



" Water . . 7 to 8 ft. each way. 



Mushroom 6 to 8 in. each way. 



Okra iy 2 X 2 or 3 ft. 



Onion In drills from 14 to 20 in. apart. 



Parsley In drills 1 or 2 ft. apart. 



Parsnip In drills, 18 in. to 3 ft. apart. 



Peas In drills ; early kinds, usually in double rows, 



6 to 9 in. apart ; late kinds, in single rows. 

 2 to 3 ft. apart. 



Pepper 15 to IS in. X 2 to 2)4 ft. 



Potato 10 to IS in. X 2 1 .< to 3 ft. 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 ft. each way. 



Radish In drills, 10 to 18 in. apart. 



Rhubarb 2 to 4 ft. X 4 ft. 



Salsify In drills, iy 2 to 2 ft. apart. 



Sea-Kale 2 X 2 to 3 ft, 



Spinage In drills, 12 to IS in. apart. 



Squash, Bush . . . 3 to 4 ft. X 4 ft. 



" Late . . . . 6 to 8 ft. each way. 

 Sweet-Potato. . . . 2 ft. X 3 to 4 ft. 



Tomato 4 ft. X 4 to 5 ft. 



Turnip In drills, 1% to ft. apart. 



5. Number of Plants Required to Set an Acre of Ground at 

 Given Distances. 



Plants. Plants. 



1 in. X lin 6,272,640 2 in. X 2 " ... .1,568,160 



1 " X 2 " . . . .3.136.320 2 " X 3 " . . . .1,045,440 



1 " X 3 " . . . . 2,090,880 2 k ' X 4 " . . . 7S4,0S0 



1 " X 4 "... • 1,568,160 2 " X 5 "... . 627,264 



1 " X 5 *« . . . . 1.254,528 2 " X 6 "... . 522.720 



1 " X 6 "... . 1,045,440 2 " X 7 " . . . . 448.045 



1 " X 7 "... . 896,091 2 " X 8 " . . . . 392,040 



1 " X 8 "... . 784.080 2 " X 9 " . . - - 34S,480 



1 " X 9 "... . 696.960 2 " X 10 "... . 313.632 



1 " X 10 "... . 627,269 2 " X H " . • • . 285,120 



1 " X 11 44 ..• • 570.240 2 " X 12 " . . . . 261.360 



1 " X 12 "... . 522.720 3 " X 3 "... . 696.960 



