Muscat Royal de Mayer
PearMuscat Royal de Mayer
Origin and History
This variety was described by the German pomologist Mayer in his Pomona Franconia (1779) and again by Diel in 1804. It must not be confused with the Muscat Royal of Duhamel, a distinct variety. Reference: Mas, Le Verger 2:225, fig. 113 (1866–73).
Fruit
Size and Form: Small or nearly medium on a pruned tree; globular-turbinate in shape, largest circumference around the middle, very obtuse.
Skin: Thick; ground color green, covered with a white bloom that dulls the surface, sprinkled with numerous round, whitish-gray dots, especially prominent on the side exposed to the sun where they are nearly white. At maturity, the green brightens somewhat. When the fruit turns yellow, it is already overripe.
Flesh and Flavor: Greenish in color, coarse in texture, gritty at the core, semi-buttery, fairly full of sugary juice; flavor is agreeable and distinctly musky.
Core: Gritty.
Season and Use
Ripens end of July. Should be eaten promptly upon ripening.
Tree
Not described in source.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Seeds
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Muscat Royal de Mayer,
- Mas Le Verger 2:225, fig. 113. 1866-73.
This is the Muscat Royal described by the German Mayer in his Pomona Franconia, 1779, and by Diel in 1804, and must not be confused with the Muscat Royal of Duhamel. Fruit small or nearly medium on a pruned tree, globular-turbinate, largest circumference around the middle, very obtuse; skin thick, green, covered with a sort of white bloom which dulls it, sprinkled with numerous round, whitish-gray dots, especially apparent on the side next the sun where they are nearly white; at maturity the green brightens somewhat; by the time it becomes yellow the fruit is already over ripe; flesh greenish, coarse, gritty at the core, semi-buttery, fairly full of sugary juice, with an agreeable musky flavor; third, should be eaten promptly on ripening; end of July.