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CALIFORNIA NURSERY COMPANY 
HINTS ON TRANSPLANTING 
The many excellent treatises on Fruit Culture which have appeared within the past few years 
one or more of which should be in the hands of every person intending to plant—render it 
almost unnecessary to give any directions in that line; yet we are so frequently asked for advice 
in this way, that we offer a few general remarks. 
The situation of the orchard having been decided on, the ground should be deeply plowed, 
subsoiled and thoroughly pulverized. The holes should be dug at least a foot larger in every 
direction than actually required by the roots when spread out in their natural position. In 
planting, the top soil should be broken down into the hole, and worked carefully in between 
every root and fiber, filling up every crevice, that every root may be in contact with soil, and the 
whole made quite firm as the filling up progresses. The tree, when planted, may in light soils 
stand from two to three inches deeper than it stood in the nursery; but in heavy clay or wet 
ground it is advisable to have it stand at the same height as it was before transplanting. 
On account of our long, hot, dry summers, it is well to shade the sunny side of the tree, to 
keep borers out, with a board or shake stuck in the ground, or a piece of burlap wound loose 
around the tree up to the limbs, top tied loose with a string. Whitewash made out of whiting or 
lime will also protect the tree against sunscald. 
See back of Catalog for list of useful horticultural books we have on hand for sale. 
DISTANCE FOR PLANTING 
Standard Apples . 
Standard Pears . 
Strong-growing Cherries . 
Duke and Morello Cherries .... 
Standard Plums and Prunes ... 
Peaches and Nectarines . 
Apricots . 
Walnuts . 
Grapes . 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Raspberries and Blackberries .. 
Strawberries for field culture .. 
Strawberries for garden culture 
25 
to 
30 
feet 
apart 
each 
way 
20 
to 
24 
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II 
20 
to 
24 
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18 
to 
20 
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20 
to 
24 
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20 
to 
24 
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II 
24 
to 
30 
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40 
to 
50 
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7 
to 
10 
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.4 by 6 feet 
3 to 4 by 5 to 7 “ 
1 to 1 y 2 by 4 to 5 “ 
.1 to 2 feet apart 
Number of Trees or Plants on an Acre at Given Distance Apart. 
Square Method 
Equilateral 
Triangle Method 
Distance. 
1 foot apart 
each 
way, 
number 
plants. 
II 
43,560 
50,300 
2 feet 
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10,890 
12,375 
3 “ 
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ll 
II 
4.840 
5,889 
4 “ 
II 
2,722 
3,130 
5 “ 
ii 
11 
II 
1.742 
2,011 
6 “ 
11 
ll 
1,210 
1,397 
7 “ 
ll 
11 
ii 
807 
928 
8 “ 
ll 
ll 
II 
680 
785 
9 “ 
ll 
“ 
ll 
537 
620 
10 “ 
“ 
II 
ll 
ii 
II 
435 
502 
12 “ 
ll 
ll 
ll 
li 
i i 
302 
348 
14 “ 
ll 
11 
ll 
“ 
II 
222 
256 
li 
15 “ 
II 
t* 
ll 
ll 
li 
193 
222 
ll 
16 “ 
, II 
II 
ll 
ll 
ll 
170 
195 
ii 
18 “ 
ll 
ll 
ll 
ll 
“ 
134 
154 
ii 
20 “ 
II 
II 
ll 
li 
109 
125 
t* 
22 “ 
II 
ll 
ll 
90 
104 
ll 
24 “ 
II 
ll 
ll 
ii 
II 
75 
86 
ll 
25 “ 
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ii 
II 
li 
ii 
69 
79 
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30 “ 
II 
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II 
li 
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48 
55 
II 
35 “ 
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II 
ll 
li 
35 
40 
ll 
40 “ 
ii 
ll 
ll 
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27 
31 
ll 
50 “ 
II 
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18 
20 
Rule—Square Method.—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 feel in an acre (43,560), will give the number of plants 
or trees to the acre. 
Rule — Equilateral Triangle Method. — Divide the number required to the acre “square method” 
by the decimal .S66. The result will be the number of plants required to the acre by this 
method. 
