Mespilus germanica was a very popular fruit in Western Europe during the Victorian era, but has fallen out of favour there. The medlar is referenced in William Shakespeare's comedy, As You Like It, Act III, scene ii, lines 117-120 in an engaging repartee between Rosalind and Touchstone, the Fool.he genus Eriobotrya was once considered to be closely related to Mespilus. The loquat, one of several Eriobotrya species, was formerly thought to be closely related to the genus Mespilus, and is still sometimes known in some European countries as a medlar and is still sometimes called the Japanese Medlar.
Median Home Prices. From April to May there was slight decrease in the median home price; however, over the last 2 years, Snohomish County has seen home prices increase by $50,114. What used to costs $200k now costs $250k and so on.
Of all new homes sold from 2005 to 2006, only 200. homes (just two percent of nearly 10,000 new home sales) were affordable to households. earning the median income. 9 From 2000 to 2008, the median home price increased by 77 percent in Snohomish County, while the median income increased by only 20 percent. Homeownership is increasingly out of the reach of moderate-income families and first-time homebuyers in Snohomish County.