Description

• This variety came from a chance seedling found near Brussels in 1805 by M
• Meuris, head gardener for Dr
• Van Mons
• Being unnamed and of fine quality, Van Mons dedicated it to his German friend, Diel, one of the most distinguished German pomologists
• Van Mons sent cions of the variety to the London Horticultural Society in 1817
• The tree is medium in size and vigorous, spreading, open-topped, slow-growing, hardy, productive
• Fruit is uniform in size, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, often irregular and usually with sides unequal
• Skin is very thick and granular, color lemon-yellow, with a faint pinkish-red blush and markings and flecks of russet; dots many, russet, very conspicuous; flesh yellowish-white, firm, becoming tender and melting, quite granular around the core, very juicy, sweet, aromatic and rich; quality very good
• Good for eating
• Harvest mid-season