Muskmelon

Cucumis melo {{{latin_name}}}	Muskmelon
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cucumis Melo, Linn. Melon. Muskmelon. Figs. 1123, 1124. Long-running, hairy or villous annual: Lvs. large, soft-hairy, round-heart-shaped or reniform, sometimes rounded-lobed and more or less denticulate: male fls. clustered, the peduncle short: fr. very variable, pubescent or becoming glabrous. S. Asia and Trop. Afr.—Very variable, and widely cult. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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