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The 'Orangeglo' has a very sweet orange flesh, and is a large, oblong fruit weighing 9–14 kg (20–31 lb). It has a light green rind with jagged dark green stripes. It takes about 90–100 days from planting to harvest. [41] The 'Moon and Stars' variety was created in 1926. [42]
Fruits are olive-shaped, [5] grow to 2.5–4 cm (1.0–1.6 in) in length, and 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1.0 in) in width, and are green with dark green stripes. [7] In contrast to the fruits of most other wild species in the cucurbit family, the fruit of Melothria scabra has a sweet rather than bitter flesh. [13]
The ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle found in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage .
Dr. Joseph Mercola cites a study where subjects who drank "watermelon juice prior to their workouts had reduced muscle soreness 24 hours later, compared to those who drank a placebo."
The Canary melon (Cucumis melo (Inodorus group) [1]) or winter melon [2] (not to be confused with the wax gourd, also called winter melon) is a large, bright-yellow elongated melon with a pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a distinctively sweet flavor that is slightly tangier than a honeydew melon.
In a blender, combine the watermelon, 1 cup water, the sugar, lime juice and cayenne and blend until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a 1-quart container (discard the pulp).
Piel de Sapo (' toad skin ') or Santa Claus melon, a melon with a blotchy green skin and white sweet-tasting flesh. Sugar melon, a smooth, white, round fruit. [23] Tiger melon, an orange, yellow and black striped melon from Turkey with a soft pulp. [24] C. melo reticulatus, true muskmelons, with netted (reticulated) skin.
It has a blotched green peel after which it is named in Spanish (piel de sapo translates as "toad skin"). A closely related melon with the same shape but with a yellow peel is known as 'Amarillo', or canary melon. The attractive green and gold-to-bright yellow-striped Santa Claus melon somewhat resembles a small watermelon.