2. Have you tried this...

[goodlife]

..Queen Anne's Pocket Melon? Any good?

[goodlife]

[plainleaf]

a very nice melon just not for eating. the fragrance is nice. 

[OllieC]

It's been a while since I've sniffed any melons. Thanks for the tip, pl!

[Digeroo]

I was taught how to sniff melons in California many many years ago.  I always smell them in the shop you can tell if they are nice and ripe and ready to eat.  It is much better smelling them rather than pressing them like some people do.  They do not get damaged.