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PERMANENT PLANTATIONS. 



his main purpose. He should, therefore, select the very 

 best varieties, considering not the quality alone, but their 

 productiveness and other useful properties. Such a per- 

 son has no desire for a large collection, but looks merely 

 for an assortment that will yield a succession of ripe fruits 

 during the season. Another who regards the mere value 

 of the fruit Mss than amusement, recreation, and experi- 

 ment, will make his collection as varied as possible. 

 "Where an}^ particular class of fruits can be had very 

 cheap in market, it should be planted sparingly in the 

 garden, so that such as may be scarce or dear can be 

 grown in larger quantities. It is only by taking all these 

 into account, that planters can hope to make their fruit 

 garden answer their particular views and purposes. 



The planting of a fruit garden should be considered as • 

 of equal importance, as far as the doing of it well is con- 

 cerned, with the building of a dwelling. This is constructed 

 with a view to the convenience of the family, and is, 

 therefore, in all its parts, supposed to be adapted to their 

 wants and mode of living. The fmit garden is intended, 

 also, to promote the comfort and convenience of the 

 family, and should, like the dwelling, in all respects be 

 as nearly as possible adapted to their wants and circum- 

 stances. Having now treated of the soil, enclosures, 

 trellises, walks, arrangement, selection of ti'ees and varie- 

 ties, we proceed to the taking up of the trees and plant- 

 ing. 



Taking iij? tlie Trees. — ^This has already been de- 

 scribed under the head of nursery operations, to which the 

 reader is referred. 



■ Planting has been described under the head of plant- 

 ing tlie orcJiavd ; and the operation being the same in 

 bot^! cases, it n8ed not be repeated. 



The arrangement of the trees^ however, is different, 

 and this point requires a special notice. 



