It’s difficult to miss the eye-catching, canary-colored melon. The cheerful rind sets it apart from other melons: smooth and pale honeydews, rough and beige cantaloupes, highly recognizable ...

The Crenshaw melon (left) and the Canary melon are just two of the many melon varieties that will appear in markets this summer. Photo by Alastair Bland. Under the blazing summer sun, they bulge out ...