Those 'cantaloupes', melons with the orange flesh and the 'netting' or raised webbing on the outside are technically muskmelons, but in this country the two names are used interchangeably (incorrectly). Cucumis melo reticulatus are the common ones you see in your American grocery store.

True cantaloupes are Cucumis melo cantalupensis, and aren't netted, have deep vertical grooves, a hard warty rind, and orange or green flesh. Some food authorities say they're only grown in Europe, where they know the difference.

A third kind that we see here are the Cucumis melo var inodoras, including the casaba, crenshaw and honeydew melons.

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