cantaloupe

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Common name: Cantaloupe Scientific name: Cucumis melo

Partof plant that is used to make the fruit: Cantaloupe and flower

Interesting facts:

1. Cantaloupe recevied their name from cantaloupe Italy. 2. When choosing a cantaloupe use your nose. 3. Cantaloupe does not ripen after it is picked. 4. Cantaloupe is the most popular melon in the U.S. 5. Cantaloupes first were introduced to North Ameriaca on Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1494.

The cantaloupe has affected many countrys through out the world but one of the most affected country is the United States. It has affected the U.S. because the cantaloupe has created one of the best penicillin in the whole world.