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What was the accidental discovery that Hugo DeVries made?

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He discovered new forms among a display of the evening primrose ( Oentheralamarckiana) growing in an abandoned potato field near Hilversur

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In his own time, De Vries was best known for his mutation theory. In 1886, he had discovered new forms among a display of the evening primrose (Oenothera lamarckiana) growing wild in an abandoned potato field near Hilversum, having escaped a nearby garden.

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The new forms of mjtations?

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