Pear

Ameri melon. This melon has a silky smooth texture and is sweet. The flesh is drier, similar in texture to a banana. The flesh is 1-1.5" thick with a thin rind. The fruit is round to elliptic and slightly ribbed. The ripe fruits are yellow. They measure 5.5" wide, 11-13", and 4-5 lbs. Acquired by SSE from Larry Pal (OH PA L) who obtained the variety in 1984 from Lloyd Duggins (IN DU L). At that time, Duggins indicated it had been grown by one family for more than one 100 years, SSE estimates since at least the 1880s. SSE Accession # 113301