Mere de Menage
AppleMere de Menage
Origin/History: Not described in source.
Tree: Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Very large, conical.
Skin: Yellow, overspread, shaded, and striped with red.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh & Flavor: Firm, crisp, brisk, juicy, subacid.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season: October to December.
Uses: Very showy market apple; good for cooking.
Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1900–1911) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Mere de Menage. Fruit very large, conical, yellow, overspread, shaded, and striped with red. Flesh firm, crisp, brisk, juicy, subacid. October, December. A very showy market Apple, and good for cooking.