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AVater Oak ( Querciis aquatica .Walt.). Acorns came from 
Win. Diehl of Clemson College, South Carolina. They were 
placed in damp sphagnum moss immediately upon arrival here, 
about November first. They were left for a few weeks but no 
changes occurred. They were then transferred to sandy llU- 
Drawn by C. M. King - . 
liras, covered with sphagnum and placed in the greenhouse where 
they were watered every day. The seeds did not germinate until 
April 18, when the plumule appeared above the ground. A sec- 
ond seed pushed through the soil on April 24. The hypoeotyl 
