Fondante Serrurier de Meillot
PearFondante Serrurier de Meillot
Origin / History
Classed by F.R. Elliott in The Western Fruit Book (1865) as a Foreign variety.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Fruit oblong obovate.
Stem: Stem set in a deep cavity.
Cavity: Cavity deep.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Basin shallow.
Skin: Yellow, with russet specks and blotches.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh melting, juicy; flavor "good."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Fondante Serrurier de Meillot. Serrurier d'Automne. Foreign. Fruit, medium, oblong obovate, yellow, with russet specks and blotches ; stem, in a deep cavity ; basin, shallow ; flesh, melting, juicy, "good." October.