. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 154 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE difficult, but wlien once understood it is a very simple process. As may be seen from Plate 11, Pig. 1, it does not differ materially from the laying out of an orchard on tlie rectangular plan. Lines are drawn across the field in botli direc- tions, but in all cases the distance be- tween tbe lines runni
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 154 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE difficult, but wlien once understood it is a very simple process. As may be seen from Plate 11, Pig. 1, it does not differ materially from the laying out of an orchard on tlie rectangular plan. Lines are drawn across the field in botli direc- tions, but in all cases the distance be- tween tbe lines running one way of tbe field, compared with that of the lines running the other way, is in the propor- tion of three to five. In laying out an orchard in which, for example, the trees are to be 36 feet apart each way, the dis- tance between the lines running one way would be 18 feet (one-half of 36) and that between lines running the other way would be 30 feet. (Eighteen is to 30 as three is to five.) The stakes are then placed in the same manner as suggested for the quincunx system. The position of the fillers in the center of the diamond groups may also be located with this same system of lines. If more fillers are to be used, as previously suggested, lines nine feet apart one way, and fifteen feet apart the other way, will need to be drawn. A very simple method of laying out an orchard by this system, espec- ially on uneven ground, consists in the use of a wire triangle, like that shown in Fig. 4. This triangle should be made. Fig. 4. A Wire Tnang:le Used in Laying Out An Orchard After the Hexagon System. just the size of one-half the diamond formed by four trees; that is, each side of the triangle should represent the dis- tance between the permanent trees. The wire should be connected at each angle by means of a ring. The triangle is car- ried around by three people and the stakes located as shown on the margin of Fig. 3, Plate II. If the triangle is always kept tightly drawn a
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