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of leaf structure is indicative of considerable plasticity, yet the 
correlation in structure has not been proportional to the varia- 
tion in environment, from a normal mesophytic to an abnormal 
xerophytic one. In other words the response to external in- 
fluence lags behind the causal factors to a considerable degree. 
134 ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 
