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WHY TIIE NENV 1 OKM IS NOT A IIVHKIl) 



Although UK- general appearance of the mutant is somewhat like X S^o^^^^Wp!^ 

 oak, its leaves show little resemblance, when studied tn '^^^^9,3 -^.//^^^f '\rj"^'';j',,t of the 

 loaf c.f the Southern Calif<.rnia black walnut (JuRlaris '!'if'"^^^^^^^^ 

 mutant: at the left is a series of leaves of the mutant, ^.vhu-h has In^en g ^^ ^ f J'^^"?^^^ 

 ,iame of qucrciva; at the ri^ht are typical leaves of the Coast Ln^ fj''if;.>^' '^^^^^^^^^ af onc^N 

 wliich has been claimed as one <.f the parents of querana. It u^ll '^^^ " ^^j^'^^/^/^^^^Jf ' 

 however, that the leaves of the mutant are compound, except " ""^^^^f ^^ar-xcter stS of 

 a tendencv toward a simple f..rm. The two end Imves are the most characteristic oi 

 querrina, tlic other typc-^ beuiK comparative ly rare. (Imk. W.) 



