MONSTER PEACH
GROWN IN HAMILTON WEIGHS OVER ONE POUND Weighing 17 ounces and measuring nearly 15 inches in circumference, a monster peach has been grown by Mr W. Paget, of Claude Street, Claude- ! lands. This was the biggest specimen the grower had seen although he had had considerable experience in fruit growing. The peach belongs to the Golden variety. The tree on which the peach was grown was propagated from a stump and now measured about 30 feet across. It had a good crop of fruit on it. some of the peaches weighing as much as 14 ounces. Mr Paget has also had outstanding success with his tomatoes, some of which were of coni siderable size. -
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 9
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116MONSTER PEACH Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 9
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