The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1916)
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ion 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. io&a. 1 uinpun. C ru^r. .-.ci tionof mesoiarp showing iim starchFig. 308. Vumpkm {Cticiirhila Pepo). Epicarp in grains, and/uMatcx lube. Xi<>o. surface view. X300. (BARBER.) (Barber.) smooth, and of an orange or green-orange color. The fleshy rind, con-sisting of receptacle and…