Not So Good As They Look 



The plum here shown was absolutely stoneless, but it was 



found to be too hard and too bitter to eat. Its only value was 



as a parent in further breeding experiments, in which the quality of 



stonelessness could be retained while good qualities of 



flesh were introduced. It will be understood that 



a plum may be altogether stoneless and 



yet retain a kernel that is viable. 



