Persian melon
{{Short description|Melon cultivar}}
Persian melons (Persian: خربزه) are cultivars of Cucumis melo, a type of melon.{{cite book |author1=Vilmorin-Andrieux et cie |author2=Miller, W. |year=1885 |title=The Vegetable Garden: Illustrations, Descriptions, and Culture of the Garden Vegetables of Cold and Temperate Climates |publisher=J. Murray |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFBEAAAAYAAJ |page=332}} They are elongate, unridged, with dark green skin with irregular yellowish bands, and flesh of a deep green colour.{{cite book
| title=Passion of a Foodie - An International Kitchen Companion
| author=Heidemarie Vos
| publisher=Strategic Book Publishing
| year=2010
| isbn=978-1-934925-63-8
| page=348
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spY3ct9PBxEC&q=%22persian+melon%22+netting&pg=PA348
| accessdate=2015-03-29
}}