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'''Muskmelon''' (''Cucumis melo'') is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth skinned varieties such as honeydew, crenshaw and casaba, and different netted cultivars (cantaloupe, Persian melon and Santa Claus or Christmas melon). The large number of cultivars in this species approaches that found in [[wild cabbage]], though morphological variation is not as extensive. It is an [[accessory fruit]] of a type that [[botany|botanists]] call an [[epigynous berry]]. Muskmelon is native to northwestern [[India]].<ref>Seeds handbook: biology, production, processing and storage, 2nd edition}}</ref> The varied cultivars produced have been divided into multiple [[cultivar group]]s.<br />
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==Cultivation==<br />
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===Propagation===<br />
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==Varieties==<br />
honeydew, crenshaw, casaba, cantaloupe, Persian melon, and Santa Claus or Christmas melon<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bailan melon]]<br />
*[[Cantaloupe]]<br />
*''[[Cucumis]]''<br />
*[[Galia (melon)|Galia]]<br />
*[[Hami Melon]]<br />
*[[Honeydew (melon)|Honeydew]]<br />
*[[Montreal melon]]<br />
*[[Piel de Sapo]]<br />
*[[Sugar melon]]<br />
*[[Watermelon]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Whole melon.jpg<br />
File:Cantaloupes.jpg| photo 1<br />
File:Rockmelons.JPG| photo 2<br />
File:Korean melon-Chamoe-01.jpg| photo 3<br />
File:Melon casaba.jpg<br />
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==References==<br />
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --><br />
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