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 Melon article - Melon fruits melon (disambiguation) Cucurbitaceae fruit plant herb - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A melon (Cucumis melo L.; Muskmelon; Family Cucurbitaceae) is the fruit and plant of a typically vine-like (climber and trailer) herb that was first cultivated more than 4000 years ago (~ 2000 BC) in Persia and Africa.
This melon is not cultivated in North America.
Conomon Group is the oriental pickling melon; it is also known as the Sweet melon, Chekiang melon, or Chinese white cucumber.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Melon   (487 words)

  
 Melons and Cucumbers
The origin of the melon is somewhat obscure, it may be of African descent or it may have originated in Asia Minor.
The melon is introduced to the West Indies by the Spanish and spreads rapidly to North America.
Another green-fleshed melon that is said to date to the 18th century is the Ann Arundel which was cultivated by a Dr. Hill in the 1730's in Londontown, Maryland.
www.history.org /history/CWLand/resrch6.cfm   (6141 words)

  
 Muskmelons (Cantaloupes) - Notes - HORT410 - Vegetable Crops - Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture - ...
Melon seeds are a dietary source of unsaturated vegetable oil and protein, and may be lightly roasted and eaten like nuts.
Melons may be andromonoecious (perfect and staminate flowers), gynoecious (pistillate flowers), gynomonoecious (perfect and pistillate flowers), hermaphrodite (perfect flowers), or monoecious (pistillate and staminate flowers).
Winter melons such as honeydew, Crenshaw, Persian and casaba do not form an abscission layer; therefore the stem should be cut at maturity.
www.hort.purdue.edu /rhodcv/hort410/muskm/mu00001.htm   (741 words)

  
 The Sweet Taste of Melon
The Persian melon is another larger musk melon, with finer netting on its darker-green rind and pinker flesh.
The giant melon prefers a hot, dry climate and sandy soil, so the deep South is where it thrives in the United States, but it is also grown in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world.
Melons large or small can be scooped out and mixed with other fruit and put back in the shell, with or without liqueur added.
wwwiz.com /issue21/html/article8.html   (1952 words)

  
 Melon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The melon is the fruit and plant of a typically vine-like (climber and trailer) herb that was first cultivated more than 4000 years ago (~ 2000 BC) in Persia and Africa.
This group includes the recently rediscovered Montreal melon.
These melons are susceptible to fungal infections by fusarium and verticillium wilts, as well as a bacterial wilt transmitted by the cucumber beetle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melon   (462 words)

  
 Vegetarians in Paradise/ Cantaloupe History/Cantaloupe Nutrition/ Cantaloupe Folklore/Cantaloupe Recipe
In the ancient world no distinction was made between melons that were netted, such as the cantaloupe, or non-netted, as in the honeydew.
Cantaloupes are the melons that mature in late spring and early summer and are netted with green and yellow rinds.
If the melon has a section that is whiter or smoother than the rest of the surface, most likely it's where it rested on the ground during its growing.
www.vegparadise.com /highestperch46.html   (3412 words)

  
 Stefan's Florilegium
Melons were unknown to the Greeks, but Pliny mentioned them in the 1st century A.D. Melons were grown in Moorish Spain and Andalusia as documented in the writings of Ibn Al Awam (1145 A.D.) (167).
Melons were cultivated in England by 1570 and were mentioned by Gerard as growing at the Queen's House at St. James Court (171).
The principal melon grown in the USA is the netted musk or nutmeg melon.
www.florilegium.org /files/FOOD-FRUITS/Period-Fruit-art.html   (7985 words)

  
 Santa Monica Mirror: MELON MANIA
Melons contain 94 percent water and six percent sugar, so they are low in calories and can be consumed without guilt even on the strictest diet.
Cantaloupes and netted melons do not ripen after being picked, and should be refrigerated when they are brought home.
Netted melons, also generally known as summer melons, include the cantaloupe and muskmelons.
www.smmirror.com /volume2/issue6/farmers_market.html   (782 words)

  
 Perfect Entertaining - Free Recipes, Menus, Articles, Tips, and More for All Your Entertaining Needs
Honeydew Melon - One of the most popular varieties of melon, the honeydew melon is available all year round in most markets, although they are at their peak ripeness in the late summer.
Ripe Persian melons are noticeably heavier than their unripe counterparts and store very well in the refrigerator for up to a week until you are ready to use them.
Ripe melons have an orange tone to their flesh underneath the tan colored netting, while unripe melons are greener in tone.
www.perfectentertaining.com /article1110.html   (1525 words)

  
 hami melon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
it was said when tasting offerings from xinjiang emperor qanlong praised it and then asked what the name this sweet melon was the servants near by replied"hami melon" become it was offered by hami king, hence its name, true or not, but as record would have it by "xinjiang hui bu zi"beginning from kangxi.
hami melon is grow in a dry and fertile place with ong sunlight, therefore it is sweet and fredrant and famous since qing dynasty.
in the recent yearm hami melon production is encouraged and pretected by the government and developed in due course, as turpan becomes prosperous, hami melon gained its fame, and dried melon is also welcomedby all tourists.
www.xj.cei.gov.cn /xjzye/etlfhmg.htm   (255 words)

  
 Veg Cultivars, Melon
Characteristics: charentais type slightly netted to netted, monoecious with excellent eating quality and very good shelf life; vigorous plant with good foliage development spherical to oblong fruit, green gray skin, well ribbed, excellent uniformity of size, average weight 700-900g.
Characteristics: netted type with sutures; Charentais flavor, taste and flesh; good shelf life with good holding ability in field; fruit size is approximately 1 to 1.5 kg, depending on growing area and conditions.
Characteristics: round melon with a green and white exterior when mature, pink flesh may have some netting and is greenish white changing to pink near center.
cuke.hort.ncsu.edu /cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/melon.html   (7408 words)

  
 MELONS
We have found that leaving the covers on throughout the early part of the summer helps to produce plants that are actually double the size of their counterparts sown directly into the ground and not covered.
The scourge of all melons is the striped and spotted cucumber beetles.
and is heavily netted (the distinguishing characteristic of muskmelons vs. canteloupes) and slightly ribbed.
www.seedswestgardenseeds.com /melonsindex.html   (807 words)

  
 Melon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A melon (Cucumis melo; Muskmelon, Family Cucurbitaceae) is the fruit and plant of typically vine-like (climbers and trailers) herbs that first started being cultivated more than 4000 years ago (~ 2000 BC) in Persia and Africa.
Dudaim Group is the apple melon; it is also known as the fragrant melon, pocket melon, Queen Anne's pocket melon, vine pomegranate, plum granny, dudaim melon).
Reticulatus Group includes muskmelon, netted melon, and cantaloupe (US) of commerce, although this is not the true cantaloupe.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/me/melon.html   (463 words)

  
 Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Programs - Cantaloupe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The degree of firmness is determined by squeezing the melon between thumb and fingers at the equatorial diameter.
Means that the melon is flabby and pliable and the flesh is rubbery and off-flavour as a result of being immature.
As a rule of thumb, 5% of the surface area is equal to an area with a diameter of approximately half the diameter of the melon.
www.inspection.gc.ca /english/plaveg/fresh/frumanual/cantaloupe.shtml   (903 words)

  
 United Genetics Seeds Company - Products - Melon
This hybrid is a round full net, large size, small cavity melon and it has the highest internal quality.
American Fun F1 is an Eastern type hybrid melon, similar to Saticoy, with a big oval shape, well netted, very firm fleshed with a musky taste.
It is a typical Spanish melon that in recent years has caught the interest of consumers all over the world.
www.unitedgenetics.com /products/melon/table.htm   (1522 words)

  
 Melon - M 4503   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
MELON FACTS IV: Cantaloupes and netted melons are ripe when they give off a sweet fruity odour, at which time they "slip" or break readily at the union of fruit and stalk.
Honeydews and casabas are ripe when they turn yellow, at which time they are cut from the vine; they are called the winter melons because they ripen late and mature slowly in storage for many weeks, becoming softer but not noticeably sweeter.
Plants resembling true melons include the watermelon (q.v.); the Chinese watermelon; the melon tree; and the melon shrub, or pear melon (Solanum muricatum), with purple fruit and yellow aromatic flesh, native to the Andes.
www.lionseeds.com /m4503.html   (215 words)

  
 SEEDS-BY-SIZE MELON SEEDS 2005/2006 LIST
Netted Gem; (ab) It is a high quality melon with a very spicy sweet flavor.
Crenshaw Melons Crane; (ab) Delicious Crenshaw type melons have pale orange flesh that is very sweet and fine flavored,green skinned rind with orange spots when ripe; fruit are 4 lbs.
Charentais Melon; Savor F-1; (ax) Is of the higest eating quality,small fruits halved are perfect individual serving.
www.seeds-by-size.co.uk /melon98.html   (3026 words)

  
 Cook's Thesaurus: Melons
Melons are great all by themselves, though some people like to perk up their flavor by sprinkling lemon juice, salt, or liqueur on them.
Cranshaw melon = Crenshaw melon Notes: This large, popular melon is a cross between the Persian and Casaba melons.
Unlike most other melons, a ripe Spanish melon will have a green rind and be firm at the blossom end.
www.foodsubs.com /Fruitmel.html   (1140 words)

  
 Netting products for all applications.
Pond Netting - aquatic netting is effective protection above or below the water for aquaculture or predator control applications.
Hatch Net - reduce the risk of death or injury from fall-through in almost any hatch installation.
Bird Netting - aviary netting is a safe and humane way to prevent birds from raiding your crops or creating unhealthy roosting areas.
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 The World's Healthiest Foods: Feeling Great
Cantaloupe are also referred to as a netted melon because it has a ribless rind with a distinctive netted skin.
The cantaloupe is a melon that belongs to the same family as the cucumber, squash, pumpkin and gourd, and like many of its relatives, it grows on the ground on a trailing vine.
Melon that has been cut should be stored in the refrigerator as well and should be wrapped so as to ensure that the ethylene gas that it emits does not affect the taste or texture of other fruits and vegetables.
www.whfoods.com /genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=17   (2076 words)

  
 Serve it this week: Melon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The two broad categories of edible melon are muskmelon (also called dessert melons), which includes cantaloupe, honeydew, crenshaw, and other varieties, and watermelon.
Choose those in which the netting is pronounced and the fragrance is as sweet.
As an entree, fill melon half with cottage cheese or a salad of fruit, seafood or poultry.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/07/28/tem_serve_it_this_week.html   (494 words)

  
 Online Dictionary for French English, Spanish English, Italian English, and more.
The fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh; SYN: netted melon, nutmeg melon.
The fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh.
The fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well.
www.ultralingua.net /index.html?service=ee&text=melon   (290 words)

  
 EC21 - Asia Seed Co., Ltd. - Melon-2
Netted melon which is vigorous plant and strong against disease.
A very well netted Korean-Japanese type of the good quality melon.
Fine textured flesh ofiental melon is very crispy.
asiaseed.en.ec21.com /GC00585730/CA00585733/Melon-2.html   (100 words)

  
 Fruit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Italian Melons, Strawberry, Rhubarb and new for 2006, Italian fig and grape varieties, suitable for growing in the UK.
Gardeners melon with 'netted' skin and sweet orange flesh.
New for 2002 - A late oval melon from Valencia in Spain with soft, sweet white flesh and green ridged skin.
www.seedsofitaly.sagenet.co.uk /fruit.htm   (336 words)

  
 Specialty Muskmelons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
These melons are round or slightly oval, very sweet, about 7-8", 3-4 lbs and extremely well-netted green rind.
Oriental melons have been popular in the Far East for thousands of years, but are a relatively new melon in the United States.
The sweet melons can be oblong or round, and rind color is yellow, green, or white when ripe, depending on type.
www.ext.vt.edu /news/periodicals/commhort/pulledarticles/july04-1.html   (506 words)

  
 cucumismelo
Bacterial blotch of melons caused by strains of Acidovorax avenae subsp.
Ammonium increases the net rat of sodium influx and partitioning to the leaf of muskmelon.
Reaction of germplasm of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and melon (Cucumis melo) to Colletotrichum orbiculare.
www.newcrops.uq.edu.au /listing/cucumismelo.htm   (11424 words)

  
 MUSKMELON - Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
[n] any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
cantaloup, cantaloup, cantaloupe, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis, Cucumis melo, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, Cucumis melo inodorus, Cucumis melo reticulatus, genus Cucumis, honeydew melon, melon, melon, melon vine, muskmelon, muskmelon, net melon, net melon, netted melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon, nutmeg melon, Persian melon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine, winter melon, winter melon, winter melon vine
[Musk + melon.] (Bot.) The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant ({Cicumis Melo}), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh.
www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/muskmelon   (131 words)

  
 NUTMEG MELON - Definition
[n] the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh
Cucumis melo reticulatus, net melon, net melon, netted melon, netted melon
Cucumis melo, Cucumis melo reticulatus, muskmelon, muskmelon, nutmeg melon, nutmeg melon, sweet melon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine
www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/nutmeg+melon   (63 words)

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