Mary (Van Mons)
PearMary (Van Mons)
Origin and History
A seedling obtained by Van Mons, which gave its first fruit at Brussels about the year 1818.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium and often above medium.
Form: Ovate, obtuse, rather regular but generally a little depressed on one side at the calyx.
Skin: Yellow-ochre stained with fawn-brown around the stem and sprinkled with light marblings and large dots of green and russet, very numerous around the base.
Flesh: Whitish, very fine, melting.
Flavor and Juice: Very abundant, sugary, with a vinegary flavor both delicate and refreshing.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-October.
Quality and Uses
First quality (top tier for dessert use).
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); cf. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:411, fig. 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Mary (Van Mons). i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:411, fig. 1869. A seedling obtained by Van Mons, which gave its first fruit at Brussels about the year 1818. Fruit medium and often above medium, ovate, obtuse, rather regular but generally a little depressed on one side at the calyx, yellow-ochre stained with fawn-brown around the stem and sprinkled with light marblings and large dots of green and russet, very numerous around the base; flesh whitish, very fine, melting; juice very abundant, sugary, with a vinegary flavor both delicate and refreshing; first; mid-Oct.