korshinsky

Updated: May 26, 2025

They have been recorded chiefly by Verlot and Carriere, who wrote in Paris shortly after the middle of the past century, and afterwards by Darwin, Korshinsky, and others. It is from their writings and from horticultural literature at large that the following evidence is brought together.

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

With this necessary prelude I will now give a condensed survey of the historical facts relating to the origin of new horticultural varieties. An ample description has been given recently by Korshinsky, a Russian writer, who has brought together considerable historical material as evidence of the sudden appearance of novelties throughout the whole realm of garden plants.

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

In this respect the historic dates, as collected by Korshinsky, are not very convincing. Vicinism has of course, almost never been excluded, and part of the multiformity of the offspring must obviously be due to this most universal agency. Indirect vicinism also plays some part, and probably affords the explanation of some reputed mutative productions of the variety.

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