Africa 8 - Breeder: Rev. Rush Wagner, Old Umtali Mission, South Africa. Parentage: selection from accession sent by Wagner to Layton. Characteristics: round fruit, flaccid sweet red flesh, early maturity. Resistance: anthracnose. 1937.

Alabama Giant - Breeder: Willard Cole, Fort Payne, Ala. Parentage: cross between Cole's All Heart, Congo, and Black Diamond. Characteristics: long, striped melon; deep, red meat with dark seeds; good shipper. Adaptation: sandy soil. 1955.

Alena - Breeder: Newe Yaar Expt. Station, Haifa, Israel. Parentage: tetraploid developed by colchicine treatment of Sugar Baby seedlings. Characteristics: has classic polyploid features such as broader and thicker leaves, less branching, and slower growth than diploids, seed number per fruit is about 70 compared with 500-1000 in diploid Sugar Baby, flesh is darker red and firmer than that in Sugar Baby. 1981.

All Heart - Breeder: Willard Cole, Fort Payne, Ala. Parentage: Black Diamond x Congo x Dixie Queen. Characteristics: oblong, green with darker green stripe, red meat; seeds white with dark tip end. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Adaptation: high sandy soil. 1950.

Allsweet (Kansas 70-1,2,3) - Breeder: Kansas Agr. Expt. Sta., Manhattan. Parentage: [(Miles x Peacock) x Charleston Gray]. Characteristics: long cylinder shape, broken stripe; very sweet, firm flesh with small dark-brown seeds. Resistance: fusarium wilt and anthracnose (except race 2). Similar: Crimson Sweet for quality. Adaptation: general. 1972.

Almora (XPH 964) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, hybrid of Sugar Baby type with lighter rind color. Similar: Sugar Baby. 1986.

Angeleno - Parentage: possibly from Chilean watermelons or Chilean Black Seeded cultivar.

Assal (XPH 5082) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, an early maturing semi-round type, somewhat darker green than Chilean Black.; about 17 pounds; very high fruit set. Similar: Chilean Black. Adaptation: wide. 1985.

AU-Golden Producer (AU-83-1003CSY) - Breeder: Alabama Agric. Expt. Station, Auburn University. Vendor: Hollar and Co. Parentage: mutant of AU-Producer. Characteristics: similar in appearance to AU-Producer but flesh is a bright yellow-orange color. Resistance: fusarium wilt, anthracnose, gummy stem blight. 1993.

AU-Jubilant (AU-1) - Breeder: Alabama Agric. Expt. Station, Auburn University. Vendor: Hollar. Parentage: Jubilee x PI 271778. Characteristics: elongated fruit with narrow, dark green stripes on a light green background weigh 35-40 lb. Resistance: anthracnose race 2, fusarium wilt, gummy stem blight. Similar: Jubilee. 1985.

AU-Producer (AU-3) - Breeder: Alabama Agric. Expt. Station, Auburn University. Vendor: Hollar. Parentage: Crimson Sweet x PI 189225. Characteristics: round fruit with medium-wide dark green stripes on a light green background weigh 25-30 lb. Resistance: anthracnose race 2, fusarium wilt, gummy stem blight. Similar: Crimson Sweet. 1985.

AU-Sweet Scarlet (AW-82-50CS) - Breeder: Alabama Agric. Expt. Station, Auburn University. Vendor: Hollar and Co. Parentage: Crimson Sweet, PI 189225, Allsweet, PI 362515, Calhoun Sweet and Fusarium wilt Resistant Peacock. Characteristics: fruit are round to oblong in shape and similar in rind color to AU-Producer and weigh 4-6.5 kg, flesh is bright red and firm. Resistance: fusarium wilt races 0 and 1, anthracnose race 2, gummy stem blight. 1995.

Baby Gray (PSX 36585) - Breeder and vendor: Petoseed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, Icebox watermelon, gray-green in color with excellent shipping qualities. Resistance: fusarium wilt. 1990.

Baby Klondike - Breeder: Vegetable Crops Dept., Univ. of California, Davis. Parentage: Baby Delight x Klondike R-7. Characteristics: round, green, 10 to 12 pounds, red flesh, small tan seeds. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Adaptation: southwestern and southern United States. Calif. Agr. 6:15. 1952.

Baronet (XPH 962) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, dark-green, cylindrical fruit, (20 to 24 pounds) small-seeded, with concentrated set. Similar: Picnic in color. Adaptation: southwestern United States, Mexico, and the Middle East. 1984.

Black Diamond, Yellow Belly - see Superior Black Diamond.

Blacklee - Breeder: Watermelon and Grape Investigations Laboratory, Florida Agr. Expt. Sta., Leesburg. Parentage: Leesburg x Hawkesbury. Characteristics: excellent internal quality, no hollow-heart or white heart, thin rind, good shipping qualities. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Similar: Kleckley Sweet. Adaptation: United States. Fla. Agr. Expt. Sta. Press Bul. 605. 1944.

Blackstone - Breeder: Southeastern Veg. Breed. Lab., Charleston, S.C. Parentage: Florida Giant, Fairfax. Characteristics: very prolific, good sizes, good quality shipper. Resistance: anthracnose; tolerant to fusarium wilt. Similar: Florida Giant. 1956.

Blue Belle (XP 765) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, fruit small, round-oval; versatile for bulk shipping and local markets. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Similar: Sugar Baby. Adaptation: wide. 1977.

Brownlee - Breeder: Mr. Walker, Florida. Parentage: Leesburg x Hawkesbury. Characteristics: thin rind, good internal quality, sweet crisp red flesh with hollow heart or white heart. Similar: Kleckley Sweet. 1941.

Burpee's Fordhook Hybrid - Breeder and vendor: W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Penn. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early, prolific, small seeds and excellent quality; flesh bright red; weight 12 to 14 pounds. Similar: Sunnybrook. Adaptation: wide. Burpee catalog. 1958.

Bush Baby II (NVH 4274) - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bush type (3 to 5 feet across); round fruit with dark-green exterior; some green stripes; fruit averages 7 to 10 pounds; earlier than Sugar Baby. Resistance: fusarium. Similar: Sugar Baby. Adaptation: wide. 1985.

Bush Charleston Gray (82-4041) - Breeder: P.Yorty. Vendor: Musser Seed Co. Characteristics: plants 3-4' diameter with fruit 60-70% the size of Charleston Gray, smaller seeds and finer flesh than Charleston Gray. Similar: Charleston Gray. PVP. 1983.

Bush Desert King - Breeder: Texas Agr. Expt. Sta., College Station. Parentage: mutation in Desert King. Characteristics: a distinct plant type; short internodes, dense foliage, fruit are Desert King type. Adaptation: southern United States. 1957.

Bush Jubilee (84-4052) - Breeder: P.Yorty. Vendor: Musser Seed Co. Characteristics: plants 3-4' diameter, dwarf plants with fruit 60-70% the size of Jubilee. Seeds are smaller and the flesh has a finer texture than Jubilee. Similar: Jubilee. PVP. 1983.