 | Zatta di Massa Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Zatta di Massa Melon is an ancient melon depicted in 17th-century still life paintings. This aromatic melon has strongly ribbed skin and extremely sweet, orange flesh. In 1774 Thomas Jefferson planted 18 hills of "Zatte di Massa Canteloupe melons" at Monticello. The Zatta di Massa is known in Italy as Brutto ma Buono, which means "ugly but sweet". Jefferson-documented: This plant was documented by Thomas Jefferson in his Garden Book, Notes... - Zatta di Massa Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.). |
