GERMINATION AND JUVENILE FORMS OF SOME OAKS 389 
pushed its way through the apical end of the acorn. It grew 
rapidly in length, soon becoming woody and brownish in color, 
carpet; 3, Quercus aquatica ; 4, Quercus platanoides ; 5, Quercus stellata. 
Drawn by C. M. King - . 
with lateral roots, the plumule coming from near the base. 
Stem slightly pubescent, trichomes in most plants singly or in 
