| Watermelon is a juicy fruit quite like a sweet. It brings | | | | flesh colors and rind. It flesh comes in red and yellow |
| back memories of summer picnics when one could | | | | colors. The plantâs thick rind have striped, |
| bite it to quench the thirst. It is a popular fruit enjoyed | | | | stripped and green colors. |
| throughout the world and it is full of nutrients. When | | | | The white skinned citron first grew in Africa which is |
| looking at its history, its origin goes back to where it | | | | believed to be the ancestor of watermelon. The |
| grew and made its way to our diets. | | | | earliest harvest has been recorded by Egyptians |
| Watermelon shares a relationship with cantaloupe, | | | | about 5000 years ago. Egyptians considered |
| squash and pumpkin. It is grown on vines on the | | | | watermelons as an important fruit to their culture and |
| ground. The watermelon grows in many different | | | | were depicted in hieroglyphics. |
| shapes. Some of its varieties come with a variety of | | | | |