The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1916)
Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946, Moeller, Josef, 1848-1924, Winton, Kate Grace Barber, 1882- · New York, John Wiley & sons, inc.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 417
tigation of prehistoric remains in Peru, hassecured evidence that the pumpkin {Cucurbita Pepo L.) is an Americanplant and not, as formerly believed, a native of the Old World. Thisbelief is further substantiated by the statements of early explorers thatthe pumpkin was grown in maize fields by the… … Fig. 308. Pumpkin {Cucurbita Pepo). Epicarp insurface view. X300. (Barber.) Fig. 308a. luinpkin. Crosi sectionof mesocarp showing am starchgrains, and lat latex tube. X160.(Barber.) smooth, and of an orange or green-orange color. The fleshy rind, con-sisting of receptacle and pericarp, is several…
Plant anatomy · Food adulteration and inspection · Microscopy
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