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149:Description
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773:Melon ball
766:and dishes
700:Charentais
674:(cucumber)
672:C. sativus
603:Cantaloupe
598:Barattiere
537:and dishes
495:Watermelon
489:C. lanatus
446:B. hispida
298:23 October
240:References
222:Ames, Iowa
155:cantaloupe
67:Subspecies
830:Melon Day
683:Cultivars
608:Carosello
503:C. amarus
472:Citrullus
429:Benincasa
353:22 August
214:seed bank
139:seed bank
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877:Commons
643:Persian
626:C. melo
591:C. melo
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574:Cucumis
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169:History
113:or the
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53:Species
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778:Midori
745:Sprite
720:Kajari
695:Banana
690:Bailan
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159:nutmeg
119:French
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92:Origin
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705:Crane
613:Galia
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