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Yubari King is a netted, orange-fleshed muskmelon cultivated in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan. It is a hybrid associated with the Earl's Favourite and Burpee's Spicy cultivars and is valued for its fragrance, sweetness, and soft, juicy flesh. The melons are graded for quality and are widely used as season...
Charentais is a small, aromatic type of muskmelon developed in France and associated with French market gardening. A typical fruit has smooth or lightly netted, pale gray-green skin with distinct ribs and fragrant orange flesh surrounding a central seed cavity. It is usually eaten fresh and is value...
Vedrantais is a French cantaloupe cultivar associated with the Charentais type of melon. It produces relatively small fruit with aromatic orange flesh and the rounded, lightly ribbed form characteristic of Charentais melons. The cultivar is intended for growers and gardeners who value fragrance and...
Hami melon is a group of muskmelons associated with Hami and the surrounding region of Xinjiang in northwestern China. The fruits are commonly elongated or oval, with a netted or otherwise patterned rind and crisp, aromatic flesh that may be white, pale green, or orange depending on the cultivar. Th...
Mamey sapote, Pouteria sapota, is a tropical fruit tree in the Sapotaceae family, native to southern Mexico and parts of Central America. Its large, rough-skinned fruit contains dense salmon, orange, or reddish flesh with a sweet flavor often compared with pumpkin, sweet potato, and almond, surround...
Cantalupo refers to a type of aromatic muskmelon associated with the cantaloupe group of Cucumis melo. Its name is traditionally linked to Cantalupo, a papal estate near Rome where melons introduced from farther east were reportedly cultivated. European cantaloupes generally have ribbed or warty rin...
A Dutch selection of the French Charentais cantaloupe type, bred for fine summer eating quality and retaining the characteristic smooth gray-green rind of traditional Charentais melons.
One of Europe's oldest documented melon varieties, a French heirloom cantaloupe named after the Carmelite friars who cultivated it, with a dark green rind that turns orange at maturity.
American heirloom watermelon distinguished by orange flesh instead of the typical red, known for its sweet, honey-like flavor and cultivated mainly by seed-saving enthusiasts.
Hale's Best is an American heirloom muskmelon, commonly described as a cantaloupe, associated with commercial melon production in California during the early 20th century. It produces netted fruits with orange flesh and became widely grown in the United States, with selections such as Hale's Best Ju...
French heirloom cantaloupe whose name means 'sugary,' long cultivated in Europe for its intensely sweet, perfumed orange flesh and classic netted, ribbed skin.
French charentais-type melon cultivar valued for its intense aroma, sweet orange flesh, and uniform fruit size, developed specifically for commercial European fresh-market production.
Honey Rock is an American muskmelon cultivar recognized as an All-America Selections winner in 1933. It produces relatively small, round melons with netted rinds, thick salmon-orange flesh, and a sweet flavor when fully ripe. The cultivar is grown by home gardeners and seed savers who want an older...
Honey Rock, also known as Pride of Wisconsin, is an American heirloom muskmelon with netted rind and orange flesh. It received an All-America Selections award in 1933 and became a familiar home-garden cultivar, particularly in the upper Midwest. The plants produce aromatic, sweet melons of moderate...
Hales Best Jumbo is an American heirloom muskmelon developed from the Hales Best line associated with grower Hiram Hales in California during the 1920s. It bears oval fruits with heavily netted rinds, pronounced ribs, and orange flesh surrounding a central seed cavity. Once widely used as a shipping...
Tendersweet Orange Flesh is an heirloom watermelon cultivar recognized for orange flesh rather than the more common red. It produces elongated or oblong fruits with a striped green rind and sweet, relatively tender flesh containing mature seeds. The variety is intended chiefly for home gardens and s...
French charentais-type melon cultivar bred for commercial production, notable for its smooth rind, intensely aromatic orange flesh, and strong disease resistance.
Hearts of Gold is an American heirloom muskmelon that was widely grown in the early twentieth century, particularly in the Midwest. Its fruit is known for a netted rind, deep orange flesh, a comparatively small seed cavity, and a sweet flavor typical of traditional muskmelons. It is primarily cultiv...
Cantaloup Sucrin de Honfleur is a French heirloom melon associated by name with Honfleur, the port town in Normandy. The word "sucrin" refers to sweetness, and the variety is described as having sweet, pale-orange flesh beneath a ribbed rind. It is cultivated as an edible garden melon and is of part...
Iroquois is an American muskmelon cultivar introduced by Cornell University in 1944. It produces large, heavily netted fruit with deep salmon-orange flesh and was selected for resistance to downy mildew, a destructive disease of cucurbit crops. The variety is grown by gardeners and specialty produce...
A cantaloupe-type melon of French origin with deep orange flesh, valued for rich sweetness and a flavor profile characteristic of the Charentais-style melons grown in western France.
A French open-field cantaloupe type grown without greenhouse protection, representing the traditional method of cantaloupe cultivation practiced in the warm southern regions of France.
A French heirloom cantaloupe with dark green heavily netted skin, representing an older regional cantaloupe type distinct from the smooth-rinded Charentais varieties of western France.
English heirloom greenhouse melon named after Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, cultivated in Britain since at least the Victorian era for its sweet, perfumed flesh.
Orange-flesh honeydew is a type of muskmelon distinguished from familiar green-fleshed honeydew by its orange interior. Like other honeydew melons, it generally has a smooth rind rather than the strongly netted surface associated with many cantaloupes, while its flesh color reflects carotenoid pigme...
A cold-tolerant heirloom watermelon of Russian origin, prized for maturing in short-season climates and notable for its amber-yellow flesh and sweet flavor.
Persian melon is a type of muskmelon historically associated with Persia, the region now centered on Iran. It is generally described as larger than many common cantaloupes, with a rounded or somewhat elongated form, a netted rind, and aromatic orange flesh. The name can refer to a group of related m...
