SUITABLE DISTANCE FOR PLANTING 
Apples—30 to 40 feet apart each way. 
Standard Pears and Cherries—20 feet apart each way. 
Plums, Peaches and Apricots—l6 to 18 feet apart each 
way. 
Dwarf Pears and Quinces--10 to 12 feet apart each 
way. 
Grapes—rows of 10 to 16 feet apart; 7 to 10 feet in rows. 
Currants and Gooseberries—4 feet apart. 
Raspberries and Blackherries—3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet. 
Strawberries, for field cullure—l by 3 to 3'/) feet. 
Strawberries, for garden culture—I to 2 feet apart. 
Asparagus, for field culture—18 to 24 inches by 31/2 to 
4 feet. 
Asparagus, for garden culture—-l18 to 24 inches apart. 
each way. 
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NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO THE ACRE 
40 feet apart each Way ..... ccc c eect cece e ee veces 28 
30 feet apart each way .... sc ce eee eee e eee ewe 48 
20 feet apart each way .......cceec ce esncceesact 110 
18 feet apart, each way) ou. ere Dose ae 135 
1D feet dpart, each) way. Une ae 205 
12 feet apart each way .lose eel deel cesews 300 
10 feet apart each way ... 0... cece cee cee 435 
Steet! apart-.each “way ye aad ae 680 
6 feet apart each way ........ cece eee ee 1,210 
S feet apart each way ..... eel eae 1,745 
4 feet apart each way ..... 6.6. cece eae 2,725 
feet apart each! way Ca) SVeV RUE at he cay 4,840 
RULE—Miultiply 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, which, divided into the number of square feet in 
an acre (43,560), will give the number of plants or trees 
to the acre, 
For a 
Home more Fruitful 
and Beautiful 
ROOT'S NURSERIES 
Our 48th Year 
We invite you to come to the nursery 
and select your stock before it is dug. 

