THE PLUM'S PERISHABLE 

 BLOOM 



From this direct-color photograph 

 print the result of handling plums may 

 be imagined. These plums have been 

 defaced merely by the swishing of the 

 branches of the tree on which they 

 grew. Since the bloom suggests the 

 freshness of the fruit, its perishability is 

 a great drawback in handling and ship- 

 ping plums to the market. The plum- 

 cots are not defaced by handling. 



