Hilde G. Lee newspaper column: corn and "watermelon, indigenous to America" (Amelia Simmons, American Cookery, 1796). A modern columnist's line, not proof; the…

SUMMARYHilde G. Lee newspaper column: corn and "watermelon, indigenous to America" (Amelia Simmons, American Cookery, 1796). A modern columnist's line, not proof; the botanical record places the watermelon's origin in northeast Africa, and Native nations grew it widely after the 1500s. Disputed (rule 6: one standard).