There are rules for naming pumpkins，But the definition of Bet365 app download is constantly controversial。Previously，Some scholars have pointed out that the so-called "North Melon" is both the "North Melon" (Cucurbita pepo L in modern scientific classification..var. kintoga Makino），Maybe a Bet365 app download、Winter Melon、An alias for Dgua (melon seed melon) or a variety name of watermelon。The author thinks，The title of Bet365 app download can be further refined，Bet365 app download is another name for Bet365 app download in most parts of the country, especially in the north。In addition，There are also cases where ornamental pumpkins are called pumpkins，Mainly concentrated in the southeast region，Put the bamboo shoots、There are relatively few cases of beating melons and so on being called northern melons。

Many scholars in the academic community have traced the origin of the appearance of Bet365 app download，And thus seek its original situation and original meaning。We see a new view: "Pumpkins should be oblate，Northern melons are mostly gourd-shaped，Ripe pumpkins are either yellow or red，The skin color of Bet365 app download is mostly dark green or striped like watermelon；Bet365 app download should be the first to settle in Nanjing，Initially spread gradually in areas centered on Nanjing，Beigua should first settle in the Gyeonggi region，It was originally widely rumored in areas centered on Beijing。"This theory subordinates "North Melon" to the gourd shape of Bet365 app download、Dark green variety，But there are still some problems。

"North Melon" is unprecedented，Like a Bet365 app download，The record of "Beigua" first appeared in "Xuanfu Town Chronicles" in the 40th year of Jiajing (1561) and "Linshan Wei Chronicles" in the 43rd year of Jiajing，And tied with "Bet365 app download"。Because Xuanfu Town and Linshanwei are far apart，It can be seen that both places are the native places of China's "North Melon"。A melon species different from “Bet365 app download” appeared in both places at the same time and was named “North Melon”，It can be seen that there seems to be something wrong with the theory that "Beigua" first settled in the Gyeonggi region，Unable to explain the "Beiguan" in Jiajing's "Linshan Wei Zhi" and other Ming Dynasty southern chronicles。

Although the name "Northern Melon" refers to more melons in later generations，But the “Bet365 app download” was inextricably linked to pumpkins at the beginning of its birth。The native name "Bet365 app download" is an umbrella term for all varieties of Bet365 app download (which is no different from "Bet365 app download")，or a variety of Bet365 app download (gourd-shaped、Another name for dark green)，Or bamboo shoots。The frequency of occurrence of the three is almost equal，But in different time and space，How it works、The degree and primary and secondary relationships are different。Since Qing Dynasty，The meaning of Bet365 app download has been added as an ornamental Bet365 app download、Winter Melon、An alias for Dgua (melon seed melon) or a variety name of watermelon，Even more confusing。The situation mentioned in the above quotation is not comprehensive，Just one aspect of the many meanings of "Pike Melon"。

"Bet365 app download"，As the name suggests，Refers to melons from the north。But the political center in China’s historical period has always been in the north，This "heaven and earth" itself is northward，The names of exotic melon seeds such as "Bet365 app download", "watermelon" and "east melon" (winter melon) all have their rationality，“Northern melon” has become a visual blind spot in naming melons。So，Xia Weiying believes in "Notes on Plant Names"，There is no name for "Bet365 app download"，The ancients wanted to use the name melon from all directions，Force the name of "North Melon"。In this sense，“Northern melon” points to a conceptual new type of melon，It is a metaphor for unknown things，It cannot simply be assigned to a certain type of melon or a certain variety of melon。

If "North Bet365 app download" refers to a certain variety at the earliest (such as the Ming Dynasty)，Whether it can be used as a conclusion on the original meaning of "Pike"？We think it is negative。Because the word "pike Bet365 app download" has never been popular，For example, Daoguang's "Wuyuan County Chronicle" records: "Beiguan has never been heard of today"，Pointing to chaos in historical times，There has never been a consensus。There are different opinions among the people，Talking to myself。Although there was a definition of "North Bet365 app download" after the founding of New China，But it is not popular either，Caused the chaos we have today。

So，Even in the Qing Dynasty、A new meaning of "North Melon" emerged during the Republic of China，It cannot be considered to be contrary to the original meaning of "Pike"。Due to language、Folklore、The shackles of transportation and other information exchanges，The Chinese people at that time were not aware of the situation of "Bei Gua" earlier and in other areas，In addition, there was no scientific identification and classification method in ancient times，Even if later people discover the naming error or repeated naming，But "little traditions" have been formed in various places，Only in the literature can there be various phenomena of "Bei Gua" referring to。Yao Zhi，The original meaning of "Bet365 app download" is more of a symbolic meaning，It is difficult to specify a certain type of melon。

Therefore，Only when some unknown melons are named "North Melon"。But，Other melons such as winter melon、Watermelon、Cucumbers have been introduced to China for a long time，Even if there are still a few areas where the understanding is unclear，But the overall public awareness is still relatively high，The name of this melon is generally not confusing。In other words，Watermelon、The naming of winter melon and other melons has been finalized，Although there are things like cold melon、Another name for East Melon，Everyone can also be aware of it。But not Bet365 app download，Introduced to China by Ye Fang in the early 16th century，Even if Li Shizhen and others try to correct the situation，But it is a new thing after all，Coupled with limitations of knowledge and times，Many people have questions about the origin of Bet365 app download。What’s more important，The “most diverse” Bet365 app download in variety、The color is too different (the shape of the fruit or oblong，or oblate，Or like a gourd，The color of the peel may be green, dark green, or red and yellow)，The gene pool is too rich and prone to mutation，It will make it more difficult for Chinese people to understand (even today we have to identify pumpkins and winter squash from the stems、Ye、花、Get it from Tiduo)。

Overview，When the ancients named some atypical pumpkins "Beigua"，I didn’t know it was actually a Bet365 app download，This will cause the phenomenon of "Bet365 app download" and "northern melon" being juxtaposed，The so-called "gourd shape、Dark green variety” falls into this situation。Then，The "North Melon" in the Ming Dynasty is not only in the shape of a gourd、Other than dark green varieties of Bet365 app download，What else happens？We think winter squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch ex Lam) cannot be ignored。

Winter squash is also a crop of the genus Cucurbitaceae，Hard to distinguish from Bet365 app download，But its popularity in the world is not inferior to Bet365 app download，The heaviest "Bet365 app download King" we usually see is actually winter squash。But it was born during the Qianlong period because of the name of "Squash Melon"，relatively late，It is difficult for us to grasp the history of its spread。It is very possible that the winter squash is named "Bet365 app download" or "Northern Melon"，Because of color、Black、Green pumpkins are very common，But based on the literature, we have no way to study it (also based on the literature, we cannot judge the gourd shape、Dark green must be Bet365 app download)。Xia Weiying thinks，The reason why winter squash is called “Northern Melon” is because its skin is white，Also known as ‘White Bet365 app download’，If the word ‘nan’ is omitted，That’s ‘white melon’，‘White Melon’ can be pronounced as ‘Northern Melon’ due to dialect”，For example, Jiaqing's "Dingbian County Chronicle" contains: "North Melon，All skin and flesh are white，Delicious”，It’s bamboo shoots。

Even though "Bet365 app download" is only a category of Bet365 app download，It does not mean that no one knows the similarity between the two。So，In the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Luxiang's "Book of Supplementing Farmers" recorded: "Bet365 app download shape is flat，Long Bet365 app download shape，It’s the same kind”，Gradually "Pike" became the synonym for Bet365 app download，This situation should be the most common。Bao Xiang'ao's "New Edition of Prescriptions" contains: "Bet365 app download，Northerners call it Wagua，There are people in Jiangsu and other places who call them Beigua”，Zhang Zongfa's "San Rong Ji" records: "Southerners call Bet365 app download，Northerners call Beigua”，There are many such examples。Republic of China period，“Bet365 app download” has completely become synonymous with Bet365 app download and has a tendency to catch up with “Bet365 app download”，Qi Rushan said in "The Rural Areas of North China"，"Northern melon is also called Japanese melon，The ancients called it Bet365 app download，In the countryside, it is commonly called Beigua”。

In short，Since Qing Dynasty，“Pike” is increasingly used in different regions，It’s already very confusing。So，As recorded in Guangxu's "Huangyan County Chronicles"，"Bet365 app download, commonly known as Nanjing Melon，As big as a turtle，Peanut difference is small，common name Bei'an Gua，I used to come from Jiangbei"，This specious record is no longer credible。Just like the oral historical memory of "Hongdong Big Sophora Tree"，Memory is socially constructed，The closer, the later，The more obvious the traces are accumulated。

There is generally no problem in vaguely treating "North Melon" as a community of "Bet365 app download"，But you can’t easily put “Peigua” into your seat，The symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning。After the Republic of China，“Bet365 app download” has almost replaced “Bet365 app download”，But then there was another "Bet365 app download" turn。

　(This article is funded by the 67th batch of Bet365 app download Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M671514)、Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Research Funding (2020Z275) phased results)

(Author’s unit: Department of History, School of Humanities, Southeast University)