These turn yellow when ripe so guessing! "Among many delicious melons that are too fragile to ship, the French cantaloupes are at the top of my list," says Mother Earth News says about Charentais. Orange flesh with a small seed cavity. Amy Goldman writes in her book, Melons For the Passionate Grower, that the Charentais type originated in the Poitou-Charentes region of France about 1920. "It is a refined cantaloupe," she says, "free of the blemishes and warts of its ancestors." 8 heirloom seeds per pack. Free shipping on orders over $34