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Queen Anne's Pocketbook Melon: The Fragrant Vine Misidentified as Pomegranate

Q: I propagate pomegranates but have a vine with ping-pong-sized orange fruit, loaded with seeds and a strong incense odor. What is it?

It's Queen Anne's Pocketbook Melon (Cucumis melo var. dudaim), a muskmelon relative. Also called Pomegranate Melon (hence the confusion), Stink Melon (used historically to mask odors), and Plumgranny (kept in pockets).

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