At the top left is my all-time favorite melon, Early Sugar Shaw Hybrid Crenshaw. It shows a little sunscald, typical for these melons if you don't protect the fruits. At the top right is a Lilly Hybrid Crenshaw - almost as big as the Sugar Shaw. I'm looking forward to comparing them because seed of Early Sugar Shaw is no longer available (though I still have some seeds). Next to Lilly are two Heavenly White nectarines and three Geo Pride Pluots. Then comes a little slightly sun-scalded Savor Hybrid Charentais melon. Next to it, if identified correctly, is Summer Dream Hybrid. There are two varieties of melon named Summer Dream. This is the orange-fleshed one from Japan. It is cracked. Watered too late in the ripening process. Charentais melons are also very prone to cracking if watered while ripening.
At the bottom of the photo is a melon of whose identity I'm not sure. It could be one of the Crenshaw varieties above, or Sweet Honda, a yellow-skinned, orange-fleshed melon from Japan. But it looks a lot like Lilly (perspective in the photo makes it look relatively larger than the ones in the back). The little pale melon next to it may be an Extra Summer Sweet. Next to it is another yellow melon - Sweet Honda or a Crenshaw. In the center are F.'s volunteer watermelons. The plant these came from had died back, and the melons may be over-ripe. At the left of the photo are four July Elberta peaches and a Dapple Dandy Pluot (firm-ripe).
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