bud-atavism

Updated: May 7, 2025

Let us recall the cases of bud-atavism given by the whitish variety of the scarlet Ribes, by peaches and nectarines, and by conifers, including Cephalotaxus and Cryptomeria. These and many other analogous facts go to prove the relation of the variety to the species. Two assumptions are allowable. In one the variety differs from the species by the total loss of the distinctive character.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation