34 Plums and Plum Culture 



In the various editions of Downing's book, the Dam- 

 sons are all treated together in one paragraph. At 

 the present time, however, the only way to give a fair 

 understanding of the subject is to put the Damsons 

 by themselves into a group co-ordinate with the other 

 generally recognized horticultural groups, and to de- 

 scribe the named varieties and discuss them just as 

 all other named varieties are discussed. 



