Prare VI. A. A long husk from level Il of the 
1948 excavation. B. A Chapalote-type cob from 
the 1948 collection. C. A husk from the 36-48” 
level which might have enclosed an ear of about 
the size represented by the cob in B. D. Piece of 
a stalk from the 36-48” level with peduncle of an 
ear arising fromit. At its base the peduncle has the 
sear of a branch. EK. A slender peduncle of about 
the diameter of the branch once attached to the 
base of D. These specimens are combined in a 
diagrammatic longitudinal section in Fig. 8. Three 
fourths actual size. 
