Taylor, H. V. "The plums of England", Lockwood, 1949, p.71 The local types often known as the "Westmoreland Damson" and "Cheshire Damson" are described as synonymous with the Shropshire Prune by the horticulturalist Harold Taylor and others.
Taylor, H. V. "The plums of England", Lockwood, 1949, p.71 Hogg states that this was the variety that became specifically associated with the old name "damascene". Hogg, 1884, p.250 The local types often known as the "Westmoreland Damson" and "Cheshire Damson" are described as synonymous with the Shropshire Prune by the horticulturalist Harold Taylor and others.