World's Champion Rock Melon.
A most remarkable rock roe weighing 151bs all hut two ounc r has been grown in .a garden situ in Taradale, H.B. The seed ^ hought in the ordinary way, and w g the melons began to gi'ow on vines they were large and round> \ a smooth, grey skin, resembn^^ grey iron bark pumpkin. In fact htimorous remarks were passed a ^ pumpkins being secured fiom melon seed. However, as the in »j began to ripen the unmista . odour of rock meloh permeaten garden and when eut the frmt j deep yellow, and was nearly an • , only a small pocket of seed lynl° , the centre, and the flavotin and ^ ure were delicate and delicious. ^ two of these melons grew on the - the remaining one, not yet T1Pe', j ing equaliy large, Great intere i . being taken in what may be d es - as the world's champion rock ®
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 185, 30 March 1932, Page 4
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