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FOSSIL MAIZE AND MODERN MAIZE 



An ear of fossil maize {Zea antiqna) compared with existing South American types. Nos. 

 1, 2 and 3, different aspects of the fossil ear; No. 4, a Bolivian variety from high altitudes; 

 Nos. 5 and 6, a Peruvian popcorn from OUantaj^tambo; Nos. 7 and 9, Copacabana variety 

 from near Lake Titicaca; No. 8, a Peruvian variety called Granada. (Fig. 7.) 



