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FREE: HISTORICAL VINE - Queen Anne's Pocket Melon - 5 Seeds 15 GIN!

HISTORICAL VINE - Queen Anne's Pocket Melon - 5 Seeds 15 GIN!
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A VINE WITH A ROYAL HISTORY!
Cucumis melo dudaim

This tiny 2-3" easy to grow melon was the must have vine in every ladies Garden! Though edible, the bland honeydew melon taste was not this vines claim to fame...it was its smell!

"D-I-V-I-N-E" is the word most often used when describing the heavy scent produced by the brilliantly orange stripped ornamental. And it was this heavenly fragrance which had Victorian females clamoring for the fruit as both a perfume and precursor to deodorant. When placing a few in a bowl this heirloom vine from the Victorian era will scent an entire room.

Queen Anne, noted for her beauty and dreamy scent, caused the palm sized melons to be held in high repute by always carrying one in her pocket. Following Anne and with the introduction of sweeter fruits, the miniature melon became all but extinct. In the 1870's a mistaken hand full of the seeds were found and revived...and these are those historical seeds.

Annual. Full sun. Blooms mid summer. HEIGHT: small 12-18" Grow in compost rich soil on small mounds or pot with a stake.

Packaged in breathable glassine bag. Color picture and instructions included. FREE SHIPPING!


Questions & Comments
Original
What am beautiful story! I love the history you provide, thank you for that!!;)
Apr 18th, 2015 at 11:31:22 PM PDT by
Original
ty Lea :) I'm as interested in the history of plants as I am growing them. Did you know that for most of history; the majority of plants we grow today were considered sacred and grown only in Royal Gardens? This meant they were not available to common folks (like us)! I think that info makes them all the more special when they appear in my lil ole garden (+_+)
+1
Apr 19th, 2015 at 5:44:36 AM PDT by
Original
I couldn't agree more! That is a fascinating bit of history and it brings a whole new beauty to the garden!
Apr 19th, 2015 at 11:47:58 AM PDT by

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