48 Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
Suitable Distances for Planting 
Apples 24 by 24 
Pears 18 to 20 
Peaches 16 to 18 
Cherries 15 to 18 
Plums 16 to 20 
Grapes 8 to 10 
Hedges i H lo i}4 
Currants 3 to 4 
feet 
Gooseberries 3 
Raspberries, Red 3 
Raspberries, Black 3 
Blackberries and Dew- 
berries 3 
Strawberries, rows i 
Asparagus i 
Rhubarb 3 
to 6 
by 4 
by 6 
by 6 
by 3I4 
by 3 
by 6 
feet 
Number of Trees or Plants on an Acre 
feet each way 302 
" " " 194 
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" " " no 
" " " 71 
" " " 40 
2 
feet each way 
10,790 
12 
3 
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4,850 
15 
4 
2,723 
18 
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1.742 
20 
6 
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24 
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680 
32 
10 
11 11 tl 
430 
To ascertain the number of plants required to the acre at any given distance, 
divide the number of square feet (43,560) in an acre by the number of square feet 
you desire to devote to each plant. For instance, in strawberries planted ij^ by 4 
feet, each hill will occupy 6 square feet, making 7,260 plants to the acre. 
PAGE 
Allspice, Carolina 33 
Almond, Flowering 33 
Althea 33 
Ampelopsis 41 
Apples 3-10 
Apricot II 
Aquilegia 45 
Arborvitie 28 
Aristolochia 42 
Ash 2S, 26, 27 
Asparagus 24 
Barberry 32 
Basswood 26 
Bignonia 42 
Birch 25, 26 
Bittersweet 41 
Blackberries 22 
Bleeding Heart 45 
Buckthorn 32 
Buffalo Berry 33 
Bulbs 43. 44 
Butternut 33 
Calycanthus 33 
Caragana 32 
Catalpa 26 
Cedar 28 
Cherries 15, 1 6, 26 
Chestnut 26, 33 
Clematis 41, 42 
CoSee Tree, Kentucky. ... 27 
Columbine 45 
Cornus 34 
Cottonwood 26 
Crab Apples 10 
Crab, Flowering 33 
Crab, Wild 28 
Cranberry, High-bush . 24, 34 
Currants 20, 21 
Currant, Flowering 34 
Dahlia 45 
Deutzia 34 
Dewberry 24 
Dogwood 34 
Dutchman's Pipe 42 
Elaeagnus 32 
Elder 34 
INDEX 
PAGE 
Elderberry 24 
Elder, Bo.^ 26 
Elm 25, 26 
Euonymus 34 
Evergreens 28-31 
Fir 28 
Fringe 34 
Fruits, Miscellaneous 24 
Fruit Trees 3-22 
Gladioli 43 
Golden Glow 46 
Gooseberries ig 
Grape Vines i6-ig 
Hackberry 26 
Hazelnut 33 
Hedge Plants 32 
Hemlock 30 
Hickory 33 
Honeysuckle 34, 42 
Hop Tree 26 
Horse Chestnut 26 
Hydrangea 34 
Iris 43 
Ivy 41 
Juneberry 24 
juniper 30 
Larch 27 
Lilac 34-36 
Lilies 43, 44 
Linden 26 
Lily-of-the- Valley 44 
Locust 27 
Locust, Honey 32 
Loganberry 24 
Magnolia 27 
Maple 27 
Matrimony Vine 42 
Mock Orange 37 
Moonseed 42 
Mulberry 24, 25 
Myrtle 46 
Nut Trees 33 
Oak 33 
Olive, Russian 32 
Orange, Osage 32 
Peaches 12, 13 
PAGE 
Pears 13 
Peony 4S. 46 
Periwinkle 46 
Phlox 46 
Pine 30 
Plum, Flowering 28, 36 
Plums 14, IS 
Poplar 27 
Privet 32 
Prunus 28, 36 
Quinces 16 
Quince, Japan.-. 36 
Raspberries 21, 22 
Rhubarb 24 
Rose of Sharon 33 
Roses 37~40 
Rudbcckia 46 
Shrubs, Flowering 33-37 
Siberian Pea Tree 32 
Smoke Tree 34 
Snowball 36 
Snowberry 36 
Spira;a 36, 37 
Spruce 30 
Strawberry 24 
Strawberry-Raspberry 24 
Strawberry Tree 34 
Sweet Shrub 33 
Syringa 37 
Tamarix 37 
Thorn, White 37 
Trees, Shade and Orna- 
mental 26-28 
Trees, Weeping 25 
Trumpet Flower 42 
Tulip Tree 28 
Vegetables 24 
Vinca 46 
Vines 41, 42 
Virginia Creeper 41 
Wahoo 34 
Walnut 33 
Weigcla 37 
Willows 25, 28 
Wistaria 42 
Yucca 46 
J. HOBACE MCFAELiAND CO., HOBTICDLTORAL PRINTERS, HAEBISBUBO, Pa. 
