Merlet
PearMerlet
Origin/History
Merlet came from the nurseries of M. Boisbunel, Rouen, France, and fruited first in 1861.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, turbinate, slightly obtuse and bossed.
Skin: Smooth, fine and shining, yellowish-green, delicately dotted with gray.
Flesh and Flavor: Greenish-white, semi-fine, melting, watery, granular around the core. Juice abundant and saccharine, refreshing, and having a highly delicate flavor.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Uses
Quality rated "first"—suitable for fresh eating.
Other
Cited in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie, vol. 2, p. 418, fig. 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Merlet.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:418, fig. 1869.
Merlet came from the nurseries of M. Boisbunel, Rouen, Fr.; it fruited first in 1861. Fruit medium, turbinate, slightly obtuse and bossed; skin smooth, fine and shining, yellowish-green, delicately dotted with gray; flesh greenish-white, semi-fine, melting, watery, granular around the core; juice abundant and saccharine, refreshing and having a highly delicate flavor; first; Aug.