. American pomology : apples . Apples. 240 AMERICAJT POMOLOGY. sion of paying fniit crops from the second year of ihe foundation of the orchard. The order of planting is a matter of some consequence, and should be settled upon before commencing the work. The simplest form, and that most usually adopted, is the square; furrows are drawn across the field, at whatever distance the plants may be desired to stand, and crossed by others equally distant and at right angles to the first. These will, by their intersections, indicate tlie stations to be oc- cupied by the trees. Some planters introduce a
. American pomology : apples . Apples. 240 AMERICAJT POMOLOGY. sion of paying fniit crops from the second year of ihe foundation of the orchard. The order of planting is a matter of some consequence, and should be settled upon before commencing the work. The simplest form, and that most usually adopted, is the square; furrows are drawn across the field, at whatever distance the plants may be desired to stand, and crossed by others equally distant and at right angles to the first. These will, by their intersections, indicate tlie stations to be oc- cupied by the trees. Some planters introduce a tree at the centre point between each four, and this has been called quincunx, but erroneously—^for the true quincunx is constituted by one central tree surrounded by six, and all are equidistant, as illustrated by the diagram, figure. Fig. 36.—DIAGBAM OF PLANTING QUINCUNX. 26, This gives as many trees as possible upon the ground, all equidistant, at twenty feet apart, or at any other distance. It will be seen, that, in laying oflF this ground, whether with the plow or simply with stakes to. 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 Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and Company
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