Research Catalog

Title

The melon / Amy Goldman ; photographs by Victor Schrager ; design by Doyle Partners.

Author

Goldman, Amy

Publication

• Westport, CT : City Point Press, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Schrager, Victor
• Doyle Partners, book designer.

Description

312 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm

Summary

"Melons are the vegetable garden's crown jewels--and Amy Goldman's lifelong passion and calling. Her new book, THE MELON, will entice and educate, whether you are a passionate gardener, a locavore, or simply delight in the inherent beauty and evanescence of the fruits of the vine. THE MELON was produced by Amy Goldman in collaboration with celebrated photographer Victor Schrager over the course of nine years. It's a cut above their award-winning melon book MELONS FOR THE PASSIONATE GROWER, published in 2002. In the intervening years, Goldman has grown as a gardener and has learned a lot more. She has taken advantage of recent research findings that informed her thinking on crop history and best cultural practices. THE MELON includes additional horticultural groups of melon and gives watermelon--which is less genetically diverse--more of a fair shake. Much like the word "cantaloupe," which is used colloquially and erroneously by Americans to describe muskmelon, the word "melon" is commonly used in the United States to refer to both melon and watermelon. These vining crops belong to two different species within the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family of plants. Melon and watermelon are now among the world's most important vegetable crops. The 125 varieties illustrated and described in THE MELON comprise 85 melons and 40 watermelons from all over the globe. Their stories are as diverse as the melons themselves. In addition to the stunning portraits and beauty shots and detailed descriptions of melons, THE MELON includes in-depth sections on picking and choosing melons and watermelons in the market, growing them in the garden, and saving pure heirloom seeds. Mouth-watering recipes by renowned cookbook author Mindy Fox complete the journey from seed to table."--provided by publisher.

Subject

• Melons
• Melons > Heirloom varieties
• Melons > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Pictorial works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 300-303) and index.

Contents

Foreword -- A garden of delights -- Picking and choosing ripe melons and watermelons -- Growing melons and watermelons -- Saving heirloom seeds -- Hand pollination -- Melon portraits -- Watermelon portraits -- Varietal descriptions -- Recipes -- Seed sources -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.

Call Number

JFF 19-2513

ISBN

• 9781947951136
• 1947951130

OCLC

1085160795

Author

Goldman, Amy, author.

Title

The melon / Amy Goldman ; photographs by Victor Schrager ; design by Doyle Partners.

Publisher

Westport, CT : City Point Press, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 300-303) and index.

Added Author

Schrager, Victor, photographer.

Doyle Partners, book designer.

Research Call Number

JFF 19-2513