264 Plums and Plum Culture 



made only for the beginner. As soon as a man begins 

 the cultivation of plums, he should plant a small ex- 

 perimental plot and put into it as many of the prom- 

 ising better sorts as his means and inclinations may 

 provide. From this experimental planting he will be 

 able presently to select the varieties which he wants 

 to grow more extensively. From this experimental 

 planting, too, he is likely to reap many other benefits. 

 He will develop a greater love for the plums, and so a 

 greater proficiency in their culture; and he will be in- 

 troduced to all the engaging and elevating reflections 

 of the amateur pomologist, the true fruit-lover. 



