melon seed

[Pietje Bell]

hi,
search for long time seed of "Cucumis melo Reticulatis" melon seed.
For my Greenhouse.
Can any body help me, in Europe if possible?




Grts,
PB

[Dwayne]

I have no idea what you are looking for, but you might try asking Seed
Savers Exchange at www.seedsavers.org, or Seeds of Change at
www.seedsofchange.com.

Good luck. Dwayne


"Pietje Bell" > wrote in message
...
> hi,
> search for long time seed of "Cucumis melo Reticulatis" melon seed.
> For my Greenhouse.
> Can any body help me, in Europe if possible?
>
>
>
>
> Grts,
> PB
>
>

[Frogleg]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 07:54:19 -0700, "Dwayne" > wrote:

>I have no idea what you are looking for, but you might try asking Seed
>Savers Exchange at www.seedsavers.org, or Seeds of Change at
>www.seedsofchange.com.
>
>"Pietje Bell" > wrote in message
...

>> search for long time seed of "Cucumis melo Reticulatis" melon seed.
>> For my Greenhouse.
>> Can any body help me, in Europe if possible?

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus is commonly known as 'cantaloupe'. I'm
sure seeds are available from many European sources.

[Pietje Bell]

Cantaloupe and "Netmeloen" (the Dutch name) "cucumis melo reticulatis" are
two different melons for sure!!
Canteloupe are available on almost every seedshop in my country Holland.
Anyway thank you very much for answering my question.




Grts,
PB-Netherlands

[Frogleg]

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:18:53 +0100, "Pietje Bell" >
wrote:

>Cantaloupe and "Netmeloen" (the Dutch name) "cucumis melo reticulatis" are
>two different melons for sure!!
>Canteloupe are available on almost every seedshop in my country Holland.
>Anyway thank you very much for answering my question.

Could 'reticulatis' and 'reticulatus' be completely different
varieties? When I Googled on your spelling, I got the 'did you mean
...us' answer, which usually means the original spelling is wrong. The
several references I found for Cucumis melo Reticulatus clearly said
'muskmelon or canteloupe.'

[r.rice@thevine.net]

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:18:53 +0100, "Pietje Bell" >
wrote:

>Cantaloupe and "Netmeloen" (the Dutch name) "cucumis melo reticulatis" are
>two different melons for sure!!
>Canteloupe are available on almost every seedshop in my country Holland.
>Anyway thank you very much for answering my question.
>
>>Grts,
>PB-Netherlands
>
I think this may be a difference in nomenclature between the US and
Europe. The Joy of Cooking describes 4 types of dessert melons (all
the melons that are not watermelon). There's the smooth or winter
group, which has the late-ripening melons. The netted melons include
_American cantaloupe_, muskmelon, etc. "In Europe, and botanically
speaking, _true cantaloupes_ have another shape. They have a smooth
hard rind, and may be lightly fluted. " The French Charentais melon
is in that group. And then there are the tropical melons, such as
Galia, Ha-Ogen, Passport, etc.

There's your trivia for the day.

Rebecca

[Frogleg]

On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:36:20 GMT, wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:18:53 +0100, "Pietje Bell" >
>wrote:
>
>>Cantaloupe and "Netmeloen" (the Dutch name) "cucumis melo reticulatis" are
>>two different melons for sure!!

>>
>I think this may be a difference in nomenclature between the US and
>Europe. The Joy of Cooking describes 4 types of dessert melons (all
>the melons that are not watermelon). There's the smooth or winter
>group, which has the late-ripening melons. The netted melons include
>_American cantaloupe_, muskmelon, etc. "In Europe, and botanically
>speaking, _true cantaloupes_ have another shape. They have a smooth
>hard rind, and may be lightly fluted. " The French Charentais melon
>is in that group. And then there are the tropical melons, such as
>Galia, Ha-Ogen, Passport, etc.

The joy of proper Latin nomenclature is that it transcends local
nicknames. The OP mentioned a genus, species, and variety that should
be universal in the plant world, whether we call them 'muskmelons',
'netmelons', 'cantaloupe', or 'the kind that grows behind Joe's
garage.'