[Sca-cooks] watermelons

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

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Anthimus mentions cucumbers (cucumeres) and melons (melones) in  general. 
But it's a stretch to say he mentions watermelons (Citrullus lanatus).  I 
don't find any  references at all to melons in Pliny.
 
Can you point to any of these references?
 
Jim  Chevallier
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In a message dated 7/25/2015 3:39:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
t.d.decker at att.net writes:

You can  
find references in Pliny, Hippocrates, Apicius and  Anthimus.