596 THE FEUIT MANUAL. 



IMPERIALS (Imperiale a Feuilles de Chene; Oak-leaved Imperial). 



Fruit, medium sized ; obtuse pyriform. Skin, smooth, at first bright 



grass-green, changing successively to yellowish and bright yellow as it 

 attains maturity. Eye, small and open, with acute reflexed segments, 

 and set in a very shallow basin, almost even with the surface. Stalk, 

 an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, fine-grained, crisp, 

 and juicy, with a sweet and somewhat aromatic flavour. 



A dessert pear of little merit except when grown against a wall ; ripe 

 during April and May. The tree is very vigorous and hardy, and is 

 remarkable for the singularity of its foliage, the leaves being so indented 

 and puckered as to give them the appearance of being sinuated like 

 those of the oak, but which is not the case, as it is only caused by the 

 undulations. 



Imperiale a Feuilles de Chene. See Imperiale. 



Inconnue Angouleme. See Figue. 



Inconnue Cheneau. See Fondante de Brest. 



L'INCONNUE (L 1 Inconnue VanMons). Fruit, large, and pyriform. 

 Skin, rough to the feel, greenish yellow, covered with large grey dots 

 and patches of cinnamon- coloured russet. Eye, small, and sometimes 

 wanting, set in a deep basin. Stalk, an inch to an inch and a quarter 

 long, inserted without depression. Flesh, yellowish, firm, very juicy, 

 rich, and sugary, with an agreeable aroma. 



A very excellent winter pear ; ripe in February. 



Inconnue la Fare. See St. Germain. 

 Invalides. See Colmar des Invalides. 

 Isambert le Bon. See Brown Beurre. 

 Ive's Bergamot. See GanseVs Bergamot. 

 Jackman's Melting. See King Edward's. 

 Jacquin. See Henry the Fourth. 



JALOUSIE. Fruit, above medium size ; obovate, and sometimes 

 obtuse pyriform. Skin, yellowish green, entirely covered with cin- 

 namon-coloured russet, and with a dark reddish brown next the sun. 

 Eye, small and open, with short dry segments, set a wide and 

 rather deep basin. Stalk, an inch long, frequently obliquely inserted 

 by the side of a flat protuberance. Flesh, whitish, juicy, and melting, 

 with a rich and pleasant flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in October, but to have it in greatest perfection 

 should be gathered from the tree before it ripens. The tree is hardy 

 and vigorous on the pear, but is sickly and languishing on the quince. 



JALOUSIE DE FONTENAY (Belle d'Esquermes ; Fontenay Vendee ; 

 Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee). Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a 



