the galia melon, also known as sarda in southeast asia, is hybrid melon. it comes from a cross between the green-flesh melon cultivar 'ha-ogen' and the netted-rind melon cultivar 'krimka'. it was developed in israel at the ne´ve yaar research center of the agricultural research organisation by dr. zvi karchi. it was released in 1973, and named after karchi's daughter, whose name means "god's wave" in hebrew.the galia melon can look like a cantaloupe the outside and a honeydew inside.