24 THE PLUM 
ll. The stone contains the seed. To see this, hold the 
stone on one edge and strike it with a hammer. 
It will split open and show the seed, which is 
generally called the /evnel. 
12. Look at the plate and notice the /eaves of the plum. 
Describe one of the leaves. What kind of an 
edge has it? 
Compare this leaf with the blackberry leaf. If you 
do not know the name given to a suzw-toothed edge 
read what was said about the blackberry leaf. 
Describe the way in which the plums hang from 
the branch or twig. 
Problem 
Here is a problem about the plum which you may be able to 
work out at home some day when you have a plum: There are 
some fidges on one edge of the plum stone, which you see at once 
as soon as you cut the plum open. Is there any way in which 
you can tell, before you open the plum, whether they will le to 
the right or the left as you hold the plum with the stem up? 
Information 
The plate shows only a small branch or twig from a plum tree 
having two plums on it. The blossoms of the plum are pure white 
and look very much like pear blossoms. The tree is not very 
large, being about the size of a peach tree, and very much smaller 
than a full-grown apple tree. 
