Bunting's Nurseries, Selbyville, Delaware 
Valuable Information. 
Distances of planting different kinds of fruit trees, etc., square method. 
Peach trees 16 feet apart each way 
Standard Apple 25 " " " " 
Cherry, sour 15 " " " " 
Cherry, sweet 20 
Standard Pear 18 " " " " 
Plum 20 " 
Grape vines, rows 8 feet apart 8 feet apart in row 
Asparagus in beds, rows 1>^ feet apart 1 foot 
Asparagus in field, rows 3 feet apart 1 " " 
Raspberries and Dewberries, rows 5 feet apart 2 feet " " 
Strawberries, field culture, rows 4 feet apart 1 foot " " 
Strawberries, garden culture, rows 2 feet apart 1 ' 
Number of Trees to An Acre 
Trees planted 25 feet apart each way requires 69 trees to the acre 
20 
18 
16 
14 
12 
10 
109 
135 
170 
222 
302 
435 
Number of Plants Required to Set One Acre 
1 by 1 foot, 43,560 
2 by 2 feet, 10,890 
3 by 1 foot, 14,520 
3 by 2 feet, 7.260 
4 by 1 foot 10,500 6 by 1 foot 7,260 
4 by 2 feet 5,445 6 by 2 feet 3,030 
5 by 1 foot 8,712 7 by 1 foot 6,122 
5 by 2 feet 4,350 7 by 2 feet 3,061 
Rules For Other Distances 
Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants 
are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of square feet 
for each plant or hill, which, divided into the number of square feet in an acre 
(43,560) will give the number of plants or trees to an acre. 
(Certificate of >J^urseri^ JJnspection 
Dover, Delaware, September 18, 1917. 
To Whom It May Concern: 
This certifies that 1 have this day examined the nursery stock and premises of 
the Nurseries of G. E. Bunting &. Sons, Selbyville, Sussex county, Delaware, and thai 
said nursery stock is apparently free from crown gall, peach yellows, peach rosette, 
the San Jose scale and all other plant diseases and insects of a seriously dangerous 
nature, and that may be transferred on nursery stock. 
This certificate may be revoked by the State Board of Agriculture for cause, and 
it is invalid after August .^1, 1918, and does not include nursery stock not grown on 
the above named premises unless such stock is covered by certificate of State or 
(lovernment officer and accepted by the State Board of Agriculture. 
WESLEY WEBB, Inspector. 
