Melons Melons The Bailan melon is a locally famous type of melon grown near Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province in the People's Republic of China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bailan melon"
Cantaloupe (or "cantaloup") is the name of two different types of fruit: one, common in the United States and in some parts of Canada, is also called a muskmelon; its scientific name is Cucumis melo cantalupensis. A different melon is referred to as cantaloupe by Europeans. This same melon is called "rockmelon" in Australia and New Zealand, due to the rock-like appearance of the skin of the fruit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cantaloupe"
The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, or kiwano (a registered trademark of New Zealand's Prinut Inc.), is a vine of African origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval melon with horns and is very decorative. Once native only to the region of the Kalahari desert, the horned melon is now grown in California and New Zealand as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horned melon"
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 flowering plant bears an accessory fruit of a type that botanists call a false berry. Many different melon cultivars have been produced, perhaps the most popular or well-known being cantaloupe and honeydew. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melon"
The Persian Melon also know as Montreal melon and Montreal market muskmelon or the ...more on Wikipedia about "Montreal melon"
A sugar melon is a type of cantaloupe that is about five to six inches in diameter and weighing between two and a half to four pounds. Nearly round in shape, it has thick, sweet, orange flesh and a ribbed exterior that is a silvery gray. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sugar melon"
Vampire watermelons are a folk legend from the Balkans, in southeastern Europe. The story is associated with the Roma people of the region, who originated much of vampire folklore among other unusual legends. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vampire watermelon" www.shortopedia.com - Xtending Info. shortopedia
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, Family Cucurbitaceae) is the fruit and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa. This flowering plant bears an accessory fruit of a type that botanists call a false berry. The watermelon fruit, loosely considered a type of melon (although not in the genus Cucumis), has a smooth exterior rind and a juicy, sweet, usually red interior flesh. The species descriptor Citrullus vulgaris is sometimes, synonymously, used to refer to this plant (vulgaris meaning "common" — Shosteck, 1974). ...more on Wikipedia about "Watermelon"
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