Melon
Pear
Melon
Origin and History
Dutch origin. First described in Knoop's Pomology in 1766 and later documented in Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (1869).
Fruit
Medium in size, typically pyriform, slightly obtuse, regular in outline, though sometimes a little uneven and crooked. When ripe, greenish-yellow ground color more or less marked with black or dark brown stains, giving it a poor appearance overall.
Flesh and Flavor
Delicate and gritty; rather succulent and savory but having no particular flavor. Not sprightly. Does not justify its name.
Season
August and September.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Melon.
i. Knoop Fructologie 1:77, Tab. i. 1771. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:417, fig. 1869.
Of Dutch origin; first described in the Pomology of Knoop in 1766. Fruit medium, typically pyriform, slightly obtuse, regular in outline, sometimes a little uneven and crooked, greenish-yellow when ripe and more or less marked with black, or dark brown, stains, of poor appearance; flesh delicate and gritty, rather succulent and savory but having no particular flavor, not sprightly nor does it justify its name; Aug. and Sept.