Sabrina (XPH 5541) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, large Sugar Baby type fruit with faint stripes, fruit approximately 10 lb, dark blue-green rind with red flesh. Similar: Sugar Baby. 1991.

Samos - Breeder and vendor: Nunhems. Characteristics: medium early, large, oval fruit with dark green rind color, fruit weigh 11-13 kg, handles well and has tasty fruit with small seeds, solid, sweet flesh. 1991.

Sangria (NVH 4262) - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, elongated dark-green fruit 23 lb with a light stripe and small, black seeds; matures in about 87 days. Resistance: fusarium wilt; tolerant of anthracnose. Similar: Allsweet and Calsweet. Adaptation: wide. 1985.

Scarlet Klondike - Breeder: Duke V. Layton, Hemet, Calif. Vendor: McCrea Seed Co. Parentage: selection from Klondike Brown Seed inbred and selected for four generations. Characteristics: intense red color of the flesh similar to Peacock but sweeter. Similar: Klondike Brown Seeded. Adaptation: Pacific coast of the United States, principally southern California. Resistance: none claimed. 1950.

Scarlet Trio (NVH 4295) - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: triploid seedless hybrid, round fruit, Jubilee rind pattern. Resistance: fusarium wilt and anthracnose race 1. 1989.

Seville (HSR 606) - Breeder and vendor: Hollar Seed Company, Larry Hollar. Characteristics: long, dark fruit resembling Congo but with small brown seeds and red flesh. Similar: Congo. 1992.

Shipper - Breeder: Mississippi Agr. Expt. Sta. Vendor: Simpson Nurseries. Parentage: Dixie Queen, Klondike 7, Leesburg, Blacklee. Characteristics: high quality, compact fruit of good shipping quality. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Similar: Florida Giant. Adaptation: wide. J. Hered. 52, 1961. 1960.

Smile - Breeder and vendor: American Takii. Parentage: hybrid. Characteristics: icebox type, with resistance to fruit cracking and tough rind for shipping; fruit have crisp textured, sweet, dark red flesh, black seeds; fruit are round with narrow dark stripe on light background; 6 to 8 lb fruit; 38 to 40 day maturity; fruit keep 12 days after harvest. Adaptation: home garden and commercial fresh market. 2000.

Small Seeded Dixielee - Breeder: Crall et al., Leesburg, Florida. Parentage: Fairfax, Summit, Charleston Gray, Texas W5, Crimson Sweet, W.R. Graybell. Characteristics: round-oval fruit, light green rind with narrow dark stripes, 10-15 lb., fine textured flesh, dark, red flesh, few small black seeds, high sugar content. 1995.

Smokylee (D7-4 and F68-1) - Breeder: Agric. Research Center, University of Florida, Leesburg. Parentage: Texas W5 x Charleston Gray. Characteristics: elongated, dark green fruit with indistinctly outlined leaf patterns of lighter green color which give it a smokey appearance, fruit weigh 22-26 lb and have a very fine quality pink red flesh. Resistance: fusarium wilt race 1, anthracnose race 1. 1971.

Southern Belle (FMX 9) - Breeder: H.Sakamoto. Vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: flesh qualities outstanding; firm, deep red, and sweet with solid black-green rind. Similar: Peacock W.R. 60. 1982.

Spalding - Breeder and vendor: Georgia Agr. Expt. Sta. Parentage: (Georgia Fusarium Wilt Resistant x Congo) x Georgia Strain 360 (Stone Mountain, Iowa Belle, Giza, Klondike 7, Icebox). Characteristics: small, round, dark-green fruit; averages 15 pounds; sweet, tough rind. Resistance: fusarium wilt, anthracnose, and sunburn. Adaptation: wide. Ga. Agr. Expt. Sta. Leaflet No. 20. 1959.

Star Brite (XPH 6004) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, large, elongated, blocky, striped watermelon, flesh red, firm, and sweet. Resistance: fusarium wilt race 1. Similar: Crimson Sweet. 1990.

Stone Mountain (synonym: Dixie Belle) - Breeder: H.G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia. Characteristics: thick, tough, dark green rind, 17 x 14 inches, 35-40 lb., red, sweet flesh. 1924.

Stone Mountain No. 5 - Breeder: Mr. Wilson, Iowa State College, Ames. Vendor: Iowa Melon Growers Assn. Parentage: Stone Mountain (Stone Mountain x Iowa Belle). Characteristics: thick, tough, rind; dark-green netting on a gray-green undercoat; fruit 17 x 14 inch size, 35-40 lb; large black seeds with some white tips; red flesh. Resistance: tolerant to fusarium wilt. Similar: Stone Mountain. Adaptation: midwestern United States. Iowa Agr. Expt. Sta. Rpt. 1936.

Striped Klondike - Parentage: selection by grower in California from field of Klondike. Characteristics: oblong fruit with thin, tough, light green rind with narrow dark green stripes, 20-25 lb., fine textured flesh. 1923.

Sugar Baby (Tough Sweets) - Breeder: M. Hardin, Geary, Okla. Vendor: Woodside Seed Co. Parentage: Tough Sweets selection, inbred 13 years. Similar: Tough Sweets. Characteristics: early; good quality; round; 8 to 12 pounds; hard rind shipping icebox type; immature melons green striped turning dark green when ripe. Resistance: drought. Adaptation: wide. Seed World. 4 March 1955.

Sugar Belle (XPH 4072) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, round shape, dark green, with faint light green stripes, weighs 10-12 lb, fine eating quality for its type. Good yield. Similar: Panonia, Sugar Baby. 1987.

Sugar Bush - Breeder and vendor: W. Atlee Burpee Co. Parentage: Bush Desert King and unknown parentage. Characteristics: open pollinated, bright scarlet Icebox fruit; short internode plants that need only 6 square feet of space. Similar: Kengarden. Adaptation: northeastern and southern United States and the western coast of the United States. PVP certificate no. 7600072. 1977.

Sugar Doll (Hybrid Sugar Baby) - Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, round, dark green, medium sized fruit (8 x 8 inches), bright-red flesh; small brown seeds, medium size vine; maturity about 78 days. Similar: Sugar Baby. Adaptation: wide. 1975.

Sugarama (NVH 4264) - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early Crimson Sweet type fruit (averages 16 pounds). Similar: Crimson Sweet. Adaptation: wide. 1984.

Sugarlee (Florida 77-2) - Breeder: Agric. Research Center, University of Florida, Leesburg. Parentage: Texas W5, Summit, Charleston Gray, Fairfax, Crimson Sweet, and Graybelle. Characteristics: round fruit with Jubilee stripes which weigh 15-18 lb, it is exceptionally early and has a high soluble solids content; hard, tough rind is suited for shipping. Resistance: fusarium wilt race 1, anthracnose race 1. 1981.

Sultan (HMX 5911) - Breeder: R.Schroeder. Vendor: Harris Moran Seed Co. Characteristics: half long and striped, high quality, excellent flesh color, large and vigorous vine. Resistance: tolerance to fusarium wilt and anthracnose. Similar: Royal Sweet, Mirage. 1991.

Summer Festival (F1 Hybrid No. 103) - Breeder: T. Sakata and Co., Yokohama, Japan. Vendor: Herbst Bros. Seedsmen, New York. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, fruit oblong, medium green, rind about two-thirds inches thick, flesh deep rose, firm and sweet; vines vigorous, heavy yielder, particularly in early stages. Resistance: anthracnose and slightly to fusarium wilt. Similar: Charleston Gray. Adaptation: mid- and southern United States. 1962.

Summerfield (60-27) - Breeder: U.S. Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston, S.C. Parentage: Fairfax x Blackstone. Characteristics: extra large slightly round fruit. Similar: Florida Giant. Resistance: fusarium wilt and race 1 anthracnose. 1969.

Summit - Breeder: Mr. Taylor, Louisiana. Parentage: Calhoun Sweet x Black Diamond. Characteristics: large round fruit with tough, dark green-black rind, flesh red, black mottled seeds. Resistance: fusarium wilt (high level of resistance). 1957.

Sun Gold (NCX 1558) - Breeder and vendor: Moran. Characteristics: globe shaped, striped fruit with yellow flesh, fruit average 24 x 23 cm with an average rind thickness of 13 mm. Resistance: fusarium wilt and anthracnose race 1. Similar: Yellow Baby. PVP. 1983.

Sundance (XPH 957) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very early, round with rind color between Crimson Sweet and Chilean Black; for early harvest needs in southeastern United States. Resistance: fusarium wilt race 1. Similar: Crimson Sweet. Adaptation: southeastern United States. 1985.

Sunshade (XP 241) - Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: open pollinated; Charleston Gray fruit type with broad leaf blades to provide maximum protection from sunscald. Resistance: fusarium wilt (race 1). Similar: Charleston Gray. Adaptation: wide. PVP Certificate No. 760027. 1977.

Sunsweet (NV 4301) - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: open pollinated; early striped Allsweet type; with semi-elongate fruit (18 to 24 pounds); medium-size dark-brown seeds; high in sugar. Resistance: fusarium wilt; tolerant to anthracnose. Similar: Allsweet and Calsweet. Adaptation: wide. PVP Certificate No. 860061. 1984.

Super Sweet (Kansas 68-12) - Breeder: Dept. of Hort. and Forestry, Kansas State University, Manhattan. Parentage: Miles, Peacock and Charleston Gray. Characteristics: external rind color is similar to Crimson Sweet but fruit are more spherical and are slightly grooved, fruit weigh 12-18 lb, mature 5-10 days later than Crimson Sweet, and have a tough rind and firm, pinkish red flesh; excellent flavor, texture. Resistance: fusarium wilt, anthracnose race 1 and 3. Adaptation: southern and eastern United States. Seed World Jan. 1970.

Superior Black Diamond (Black Diamond, Yellow Belly) - Breeder and vendor: William A. Watson's Sons, Thomson, Ga. Parentage: segregation within Cannonball or Black Diamond. Characteristics: very dark-green rind with yellow underside, very prolific, rich red meat, excellent texture. Similar: Cannonball or Black Diamond. 1949.

Sweet Baby (PSR 7975) - Breeder and vendor: Petoseed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 75 days to maturity, fruit rounded, 10 to 14 pounds, dark green with red flesh, medium rind, seed medium size and mottled, vine vigorous and medium size. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Similar: Sugar Baby. Adaptation: wide. 1980.

Sweet Charlie (NVH 4254) - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, oblong Charleston Gray-type for long-distance shipping; matures 2 or 3 days earlier than Charleston Gray and produces fruit averaging 25 pounds. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Similar: Charleston Gray. Adaptation: wide. 1984.

Sweet Princess (NC 62-C2M) - Breeder: North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta., Raleigh. Vendor: North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers. Parentage: small-seeded Congo type x Charleston Gray. Characteristics: fruit oblong 21 to 27 pounds, rind light green with darker green stripes; attractive solid red flesh, crisp, very sweet and fine textured with unusually small tan seeds; excellent shipper. Resistance: anthracnose races 1 and 3 and fusarium wilt. Similar: Charleston Gray. Adaptation: wide. N.C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bul. 431, 1967.

Sweet Sugar - see Merrimack Sweetheart.

Sweetheart - Breeder: Mr. Wittenmeyer, southern Indiana. Vendor: D.M. Ferry. 1890.

Sweetmeat (1-13-4) - Breeder and vendor: Petoseed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, medium green, thin rind, oval, sweet red flesh, small brown seed. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Adaptation: general. New Seeds for the World. 1968.

Sweetmeat II W.R. (PSX 5874) - Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, oblong, large (averages 25 pounds) blocky fruit, dark-green stripes over medium-green skin; crimson flesh, small brown seeds. Resistance: fusarium wilt. Similar: Hybrid Sweetmeat. Adaptation: wide. 1976.

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