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The above diagrams will serve to illustrate the arrangements 
of which details are given below, but the methods indicated in 
Nos. 7 to 14 are so simple that illustration is unnecessary. The 
exact number of trees or bushes to be planted may be varied by 
the boundaries of the land or the convenience of the grower. 
The figures given are for rectangular plots. 
Distance 
apart 
in feet. 
Diagram 1. — Standard Apples 30 
Standard Plums and Damsons . . 15 
Dwarf Apples 7^ 
Gooseberries, Currants .... 3f 
Diagram 2. — Standard Plums and Damsons . . 20 
Dwarf Apples ..... 10 
Gooseberries and Currants ... 5 
Strawberries 2^ 
Diagrams 3 and 3a.— Dwarf Apples and Plums . . 9 
Gooseberries (in Apple rows) . 4§ 
Gooseberries andCurrants (between rows) 3 
Strawberries . ... 2 
No. 
per acre. 
48 
145 
581 
2,323 
3,097 
108 
327 
1,307 
5,227 
6,969 
537 
537 
1,611 
4,833 
7,518 
