diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst
index 2661f4ff1..4bd3ad8ac 100644
--- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst
@@ -70,3 +70,8 @@ How can I simulate a user login in my spider?
 ---------------------------------------------
 
 See :ref:`ref-request-userlogin`.
+
+Can I crawl in depth-first order instead of breadth-first order?
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Yes, there's a setting for that: :setting:`SCHEDULER_ORDER`.
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/settings.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/settings.rst
index e8fc2d52d..ca9d1ec6c 100644
--- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/settings.rst
+++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/settings.rst
@@ -702,11 +702,23 @@ The scheduler to use for crawling.
 
 .. setting:: SCHEDULER_ORDER 
 
+SCHEDULER_ORDER
+---------------
+
 Default: ``'BFO'``
 
 Scope: ``scrapy.core.scheduler``
 
-The order to use for the crawling scheduler.
+The order to use for the crawling scheduler. Available orders are: 
+
+* ``'BFO'``:  `Breadth-first order`_ - typically consumes more memory but
+  reaches most relevant pages earlier.
+
+* ``'DFO'``:  `Depth-first order`_ - typically consumes less memory than
+  but takes longer to reach most relevant pages.
+
+.. _Breadth-first order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadth-first_search
+.. _Depth-first order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth-first_search
 
 .. setting:: SCHEDULER_MIDDLEWARES
 
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/core/scheduler/schedulers.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/core/scheduler/schedulers.py
index 689a77855..55251b180 100644
--- a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/core/scheduler/schedulers.py
+++ b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/core/scheduler/schedulers.py
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ class Scheduler(object) :
         necesarily the order you put them in.
 
     ``pending_domains_count`` contains the names of all domains that are to be scheduled.
-
-    Two crawling orders are available by default, which can be set with the
-    SCHEDULER_ORDER settings:
-
-        * BFO - breath-first order (default). Consumes more memory than DFO but reaches
-                most relevant pages faster.
-
-        * DFO - depth-first order. Consumes less memory than BFO but usually takes
-                longer to reach the most relevant pages.
     """
 
     def __init__(self):