Muskmelon, often called cantaloupe, was native to Asia but now is being cultivated in all tropical, subtropical, and many temperate climates. It has long, running, prickly vines, roundish, heart-shaped leaves, and small, yellow flowers. The fruit of the muskmelon has a hard, warty, or scaly rind and the flesh is juicy, sweet, and most commonly yellow or orange in color. In the center of the fruit, a true berry, are a great number of seeds from which the melons are propagated. In this group the honeydew is one of the types developed.
The watermelon vine produces a large, sweet-tasting, seed-filled fruit. The vines are hairy and long-running and have light green leaves. Watermelons may weigh fron twenty to fifty pounds. Melons need a light, sandy soil, sunligth, and a plant food.
