Mungo Park
PearMungo Park
Origin/History
A seedling of Van Mons, named after the celebrated Scottish voyager.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small; turbinate-pyriform or globular-ovate.
Skin: Very pale green, sprinkled with very small, numerous, and feebly visible fawn dots. The basic green passes at maturity to pale whitish-yellow and becomes a little golden on the side of the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, very fine, melting, free from grit. Full of sugary juice; sprightly and agreeably perfumed.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, and Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Quality
First quality.
Tree
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source:
U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
References: Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:160 (1856); Guide Prat. 100 (1876).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Mungo Park.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:160. 1856. 2. Guide Prat. 100. 1876.
A seedling of Van Mons named after the celebrated Scotch voyager. Fruit small, turbinate-pyriform or globular-ovate, very pale green sprinkled with fawn dots, very small, numerous, and feebly visible, the basic green passing at maturity to pale whitish-yellow and becoming a little golden on the side of the sun; flesh white, very fine, melting, free from grit, full of sugary juice, sprightly and agreeably perfumed; first; Oct.