(Cucumis melo).
The most unique and beautiful French melon we sell! The fruit is 4 to 9 lbs., very flattened and ribbed, with warts and bumps. Melons have grey/green skin that turns the color of straw; flesh is salmon-orange. Once known as one of the best melons, it was mentioned in the 1860s, but it likely is much older. The flavor is very rich if picked at perfection, and the fragrance is heavenly. This is a favorite melon of ours, almost unheard of in this country.