Marguerite Marillat

Pear

Marguerite Marillat

Origin / History

Obtained by M. Marillat, Craponne, near Lyons, France, in 1874. Similar to Souvenir du Congres but of brighter golden hue (Hedrick). Hedrick cites Guide Prat. 45 (1895) and Bunyard, Handb. Hardy Fr. 186 (1920).

Tree

Hardy and a good bearer; requires a position to secure fine fruit (Veitch).

Fruit

Size: Large (Hedrick); large, very large (Rivers).

Form: Pyriform-turbinate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Pale yellow touched with fawn-russet, blushed with red on the side next the sun; sometimes a rich golden yellow at maturity. Handsome in appearance (Veitch; Rivers).

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish-white, semi-fine, very juicy. Flavor saccharine, acidulous, aromatic, slightly musky, very rich. Quality "second" (Hedrick); "excellent fruit" (Rivers).

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Early September (Hedrick). Veitch calls it a late pear.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1911) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911

View original book sources (3)

Marguerite Marillat. 1. Guide Prat. 45. 1895. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 186. 1920. Similar to Souvenir du Congres but of brighter golden hue, obtained by M. Marillat, Craponne, near Lyons, Fr., 1874. Fruit large, pyriform-turbinate, pale yellow touched with fawn-russet, blushed with red on the side next the sun, sometimes a rich golden yellow at maturity; flesh yellowish-white, semi-fine, very juicy, saccharine, acidulous, aromatic, slightly musky, very rich; second; early Sept.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

a handsome late pear; requires a position to secure fine fruit; a good bearer and hardy.

— James Veitch & Sons, Veitch's Fruit Trees (1911) (1911)

...large, very large, and excellent fruit; handsome in appearance; a

— Thomas Rivers & Son, Thomas Rivers Catalogue of Fruits (1914) (1914)