RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Naudin, Des plantes du genre cucurbita. CUL-DAR205.7.141. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2023. RN1
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Naudin, Ch. 1856. Des plantes du genre cucurbita. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles (Botany) 6, 4th series: 5-73.
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Annales des Sc. Nat. 4th. Ser. Bot. Tom. 6 1856
M. Ch. Naudin sur le Genre Cucurbita
p. 43 L' Orangin (a var of Cucurb. pepo) a plant cultivated amidst a host of other vars, on which Bees caried their pollen came so true — that out of 37 seedlings, only 4 had their form sensibly modified; but all preserved their peculiar colour.
p 63 another plant flower certainly fertilised by various varieties, for there was no male flower of this var. at the time, prduced 24 seedlings, which reproduced their type "without notable alteration " som fruit only instead of being perfectly spherical were a little trace elongated, but preserved their proper size, colour, & structure.
Curious case of prepotency.—
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