. Descriptive catalogue of fruits. Nursery stock Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ELL WANGER & BARRY'S At 15 feet apart each way 20O "18 " " 135 "20 " " 110 "25 " " 70 "30 " " 50 The number of plants required for an acre, at any given distance apart, may be ascertained by dividing the number of square feet in an acre (43,560), by the number of square feet given to each plant, which is obtained by multiplying the distance between rows by the distance between the planU. Thus strawberries planted three feet by one foo
. Descriptive catalogue of fruits. Nursery stock Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. ELL WANGER & BARRY'S At 15 feet apart each way 20O "18 " " 135 "20 " " 110 "25 " " 70 "30 " " 50 The number of plants required for an acre, at any given distance apart, may be ascertained by dividing the number of square feet in an acre (43,560), by the number of square feet given to each plant, which is obtained by multiplying the distance between rows by the distance between the planU. Thus strawberries planted three feet by one foot, give each plant three square feet, or 14,520 plants to tlje acre. FORMS OF FRUIT TREES, AS USUALLY SOLD FROM THE No. 1. Standard, with stem or trunk 3 to 4 four feet clear of branches. Standard Apples, Pears, Cherries and Plums have usually this form. No. 2. Dwarf Apples on Doucin Stock have usually this form. No. 3. Dwarf Apples on Paradise stock have usually this form. No. 4. Pyramidal Trees. The usual appearance of Dwarf Pear trees 2 to 3 years from bud, cut back and prepared for training in pyramidal form. TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING THE HABIT OF GROWTH. Referring to young trees of two to four years' growth. Vigorous—Being those varieties of strong, rapid growth. Free—Varieties which rank next to the above in growth. Moderate—Varieties which make a fair growth, some being slender growers, others^ slow growers. Feeble or Poor—Varieties of feeble growth. The majority of these require to bt^ double worked on strong growing sorts in order to obtain good Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ellwanger & Barry; Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
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