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transformations are described. It is very important contribution to the 
subject of true bacterial parasites in plants. me botanical and horti- 
cultural generalizations,’ E. Lewis Sturtevant, relate to the origin 
and stability of cultivated varieties. “ s in corn,” ‘ 
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