. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. ELLWANGER 6- BARRY'S perfectly thawed, when they can be unpacked, and either planted or placed in a trench until convenient to plant. Treated thus, they will not be injured by the freezing. Trees procured in the fall for spring planting, should be laid in trenches in a slanting position to avoid the winds ; the situation should always be sheltered and the soil dry. A mulching on the roots and a few evergreen boughs over the tops will afford good protection. DISTANCE BETWEEN TREES OR PLANTS IN PLANTATIONS. Standard Apples, 30 to 40 feet apart each
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. ELLWANGER 6- BARRY'S perfectly thawed, when they can be unpacked, and either planted or placed in a trench until convenient to plant. Treated thus, they will not be injured by the freezing. Trees procured in the fall for spring planting, should be laid in trenches in a slanting position to avoid the winds ; the situation should always be sheltered and the soil dry. A mulching on the roots and a few evergreen boughs over the tops will afford good protection. DISTANCE BETWEEN TREES OR PLANTS IN PLANTATIONS. Standard Apples, 30 to 40 feet apart each way. In poor soil, 25 feet may be enough. Standard Pears and Cherries, 20 feet apart each way. Cherries ^^-ill do at 18 feet, and the dwarf growing sorts, Dukes and Morellos, even at 16 feet. Standard Plums, Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines, 16 to 18 feet apart each way. Quinces, 10 to 12 feet apart each way. Dwarf or Pyramidal Pears, Cherries, and Plums, 10 to 12 feet apart each way. The greater distance is better where land is not scarce. Dwarf Apples, on Paradise stock (bushes), 6 feet apart. Currants, Gooseberries, and Raspberries, 3 to 4 feet apart. Blackberries, 6 to 7 feet apart. Grapes, 8 to 10 feet apart. Strawberries (see under Strawberries). NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS ON AN ACRE AT VARIOUS DISTANCES. At 4 feet apart each 5 6 2729 At 15 1742 " 18 1200 " 20 680 " 25 430 " 30 325 15 feet apart each way, 200 135 ' " no ' " 70 •• 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 plants. Thus, strawberries planted three feet by one foot gives each plant three square feet, or 14,520 plants to the acre. HOW TO PREPARE FRUIT TREES FOR PLANTING. Illustrations showing how the)' should be pruned before plantin
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