The Domestica Plums 29 



There are still many persons who do not know 

 of any other plums than the Domesticas, the "blue 

 plums, yellow plums and red plums," and a strong 

 prejudice of conservatism attaches other better- 

 informed people to the favorite of their fathers and 

 grandfathers. Adding these considerations to the 

 many really good qualities possessed by the Domes- 

 ticas, we may readily see the prematurity of the various 

 predictions which we have heard of how they should 

 be promptly superseded by the newer plums. 



