Melon

Pear

Melon

Origin / History

Of Dutch origin; first described in the Pomology of Knoop in 1766. Cited as Knoop, Fructologie 1:77, Tab. i, 1771, and as Leroy, Diet. Pom. 2:417, fig., 1869.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Typically pyriform, slightly obtuse, regular in outline, sometimes a little uneven and crooked.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish-yellow when ripe, more or less marked with black, or dark brown, stains. Of poor appearance.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Delicate and gritty, rather succulent and savory, but having no particular flavor. Not sprightly, nor does it justify its name.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Aug. and Sept.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

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

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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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.

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

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