Fruit and yellow flowers of the Green-fleshed cantaloupe melon, Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis.

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Fruit and yellow flowers of the Green-fleshed cantaloupe melon, Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis. Hand-colored illustration by Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntosh's "Flora and Pomona" 1829. McIntosh (1794-1864) was a Scottish gardener to European aristocracy and royalty, and author of many book on gardening. Smith was a botanical artist who drew for Robert Sweet, Benjamin Maund, etc.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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