1.   During an appearance on national television last week, he scored points with the audience by alluding to a traditional, earthy Nigerian stew made with ground melon seeds.

2.   In some parts of Mexico, horchata is made from melon seeds.

3.   Keheley told Tison how, when he was young, he and his brothers would scatter melon seeds among the cotton they planted for their father.

4.   Seed Savers International, the famed plant collecting organization, is offering a six-packet envelope of tomato, pepper and melon seeds from Russia.

5.   Moon Cakes are concoctions of red-bean paste, melon seeds, the yolks of duck eggs and nuts, surrounded by pastry.