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A variety of melon that was developed in Israel, this fruit has a smooth outer skin that changes from a green to gold-colored when it matures with yellowish-orange strips running the length of its oval shape.

Aside from watermelon, which is a different species, there are three basic types of melons. The first type are small, ridged skin melons, such as the charentais, which are a variety that is more common in Europe than other regions.

A melon variety that has a hard, cream-colored outer rind with an inner flesh that is pale green in color.

A sweet melon, native to Asia that is a hybrid of the honeydew melon. Small in size, this melon typically weighs approximately a pound and measures 4 to 6 inches in diameter when harvested.

A large colorful melon that has a bright yellow outer skin with a pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a slightly sweet flavor provided by the aromatic flesh.

A moderately new melon, sometimes considered as being a honeydew melon, that is a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew.

A variety of melon that is oblong shaped and somewhat small in size. This melon has a bright yellow outer skin with white ribs covering a firm textured cream-colored flesh.

A variety of melon that grows to approximately 1 foot in length and is oblong in shape. It has a thick outer green-striped rind with a pale green inner pulp that provides a mild melon flavor, generally not as sweet as honeydew melons.

A variety of melon that grows to approximately 1 foot in length and is oblong in shape. It has a thick outer green-striped rind with a pale green inner pulp that provides a mild melon flavor, generally not as sweet as honeydew melons.

Also known as a Cranshaw melon, this fruit is a rounded and slightly oblong shaped melon. With a yellow to white outer rind covering a pale orange to salmon colored inner flesh this pulp of this melon provides a very sweet and spicy flavor.

A tropical fruit, native to South America that provides a mildly sweet cantaloupe and pear-like or honeydew melon flavor.

A round melon, very similar to a cantaloupe, but larger in size. The outer skin is netted in appearance and covers a pale orange flesh that provides a very sweet flavor.

Despite its name, the winter melon is grown in the tropics and is not a melon at all. It is a wax gourd that resembles a melon, is harvested during the summer months, and has spots of white on the light green surface that looks like snow.

A round melon that has a netted outside skin, similar to a cantaloupe, and a pale orange to cream colored flesh inside that provides a flavor similar to a combination of a honeydew and a cantaloupe.

Most notably known as "Muscadet", however, Melon de Bourgogne is the proper name. A grape varietal, used in the production of white wine, originating in the Loire region of France....

A strangely shaped fruit from a vegetable plant that is used as a vegetable in Asian cooking. This melon has a shape that is similar to a cucumber with ribbed and bumpy skin.

A French heirloom melon with a unique shape and appearance. Its flattened shape and bumpy, straw-colored skin makes it an eye-catcher.

A type of muskmelon that has a longer ripening life, allowing it to remain firm and sweeter flavored without becoming soft.

A small variety of melon that has a rich butterscotch-like flavor. Providing a sweet aroma when ripe, this melon has a light green outer skin that covers a green to orange flesh, with the green flesh being the closest to the rind.

A fruit that is a cross between a melon and a cucumber. It is native to southern Africa and grown in the United States, Portugal and New Zealand.