. 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. 158 ENCYCLOPEDIA OP PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE Wlien a "filler" row is to be staked this second loop is used and stakes or trees are set by the marks on the wire (except that the first one is skipped). J. R. Shinn, Moscow. Idaho. PLAlSf MB DOUBLE FLANTIHG Double planting is desirable because it enables us to make full use of the land while
. 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. 158 ENCYCLOPEDIA OP PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE Wlien a "filler" row is to be staked this second loop is used and stakes or trees are set by the marks on the wire (except that the first one is skipped). J. R. Shinn, Moscow. Idaho. PLAlSf MB DOUBLE FLANTIHG Double planting is desirable because it enables us to make full use of the land while the orchard Is young. By converting permanent squares into temporary a^in- cunxes we secure an ideal plan for double planting; thus by planting our filler at the intersection of the diagonals of a 40-foot square, we get five trees in the square with the central tree standing about 28 feet from the permanent trees. This is an almost ideal distance for apple trees for the first 10 or 15 years of their bear- ing stage. This system of planting is not confined to the apple, however, but may be employed with other fruits as well. The practice of mixing different kinds of fruit trees in the same block is never ad- visable; the filler should always be of the same kind of fruit as the permanent trees; it is usually a different and quicker bearing variety. Septuple Planting In septuple planting the tree form equi- lateral triangles. The chief claim made for this method is that the trees are more evenly distributed than by any other— every tree being equidistant from the ad- jacent member of its group. Moreover, the trees in one row alternate with those of the next, which is an advantage in es- pecially windy locations. Although this system does not lend itself readily to dou- ble planting it does not prohibit it Plate I, Fig. 3, illustrates the different methods of using fillers in connection with perma- nent triangles. By introducing fillers in different ways, quite a variety of dista
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