[Sca-cooks] watermelons

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

Indeed. These are labeled "sweet melons" (curious, since most are). Another 
 issue here is that the original work comes from the East; I'm less sure 
about  the basis for the images.
 
Jim  Chevallier
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In a message dated 7/25/2015 11:28:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
guillaumedep at gmail.com writes:

You  might try a web search for "Tacuinum sanitatis Melones dulces". The
image  hits I got for that look a lot like watermelon. For  example:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melones_dulces_%28Wiener_Tacuinum%29
.jpg
circa  1390