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QUANTITY OF PLANTS FOR FILLING BEDS 
Our table is based on round beds, the outer row being planted 
one-half the distance from the edge that the bulbs or plants stand 
apart. For a square bed, a’d 25% to the nu mber requ red for a 
round bed of the same diameter. For an oval bed, length and 
width is to be added and then divided by 2, thus: 8 and 6 feet 
equals 14 feet, div'ded by 2, gives 7 feet. Such a be 1 re-u'ring 
the same number of bulbs or plants as a round bed 7 feet in 
diameter. 
Diameter 
of 
Round Bed 
Planted 
4 in. 
Apart 
Planted 
% ft. 
Apart 
Planted 
1 ft. 
Apart 
Planted 
1% ft. 
Apart 
Planted 
2 ft. 
Apart 
3 feet 
65 
30 
8 
4 “ 
125 
50 
13 
7 
5 " 
175 
83 
21 
10 
6 “ 
265 
118 
30 
15 
8 
7 " 
350 
1-5 8 
40 
20 
10 
8 " 
460 
206 
52 
25 
13 
10 “ 
720 
325 
82 
40 
20 
12 " 
1020 
456 
115 
57 
30 
14 “ 
1400 
615 
155 
78 
40 
16 “ 
1820 
810 
202 
100 
50 
18 " 
2200 
1020 
255 
126 
64 
20 " 
2840 
1260 
315 
156 
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HOW MANY PER FRAME 
When small sizes are transplanted into beds or frames, some 
estimate of the area required can be made from the following 
figures. If the frame or bed is 6 feet wide and 100 feet long, 
the following quantities of plants set out at these distances will 
fill the frame: 
Planting Distance Trees per Bed 
4x 4 inches _ 5,400 
5x 5 inches_i_ 3,456 
6x 6 inches _ 2,400 
7x 7 inches _ 1,763 
8x 8 inches _ 1,333 
10x10 inches _ 864 
12x12 inches _ 600 
MULCHING TABLE 
1 cubic yard will cover 
50 square feet to a th'ckness of 6 inches 
100 square feet to a thickness of 3 inches 
150 square feet to a thickness of 2 inches 
300 square feet to a thickness of 1 inch 
600 square feet to a thickness of % inch 
1 bale of Peat will cover 
250 square feet to a thickness of 1 inch 
1 cubic yard of Top Soil will plant 
5 trees or 10 shrubs of average nursery size. 
1 cub’c yard of Cow Manure will fertilize 
30 trees or 60 shrubs of average nursery size. 
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Large street trees..—- 50 to 60 feet apart. 
Medium street trees-- 40 to 50 feet apart. 
Small street trees- 30 to 40 feet apart. 
Large shrubs_ 8 to 10 feet apart. 
Medium shrubs- 4 to 6 feet apart. 
Small shrubs- 2 to 3 feet apart. 
Herbaceous Perennials--— 6 to 18 inches apart. 
Ground covers-—_ 6 to 12 inches apart. 
QUANTITY OF 
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER TO 
APPLY 
ON SMALL AREAS 
100 
lbs. per 
acre 
equals 
approximately 
1 
lb. 
per 
436 square 
feet. 
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