338 THE FEAR. 



" the best of its season." We think, that no man will hesitate, 

 however, to give the most decided preference to our native sorts, 

 the Bloodgood, and 

 Dearborn's Seedling.. 

 It is still, however, 

 one of the most com- 

 mon fruits in the 

 New-York market, 

 partly, because it 

 bears abundant crops, 

 and partly, because 

 these superiour new 

 sorts, have scarcely 

 yet, had time to dis- 

 place it. We con- 

 sider it only a second 

 rate fruit, and one 

 that quickly decays 

 at the core. 



Fruit pretty large, 

 long pyriform, taper- 

 ing into the stalk. 

 Skin greenish-yel- 

 low, smooth, with a 

 little brownish colour 

 on the sunny side. 

 Stalk nearly two 

 inches long, rather 

 slender, curved, ob- 

 liquely set. Calyx 

 open, with quite long 

 projecting segments, 

 and sunk in a small 

 and furrowed basin. 

 The flesh is yellowish- 

 white, rather coarse 

 grained, juicy, with 

 a sprightly, refresh- 

 ing flavour. The 

 tree is a strong 

 grower, with a rather 

 straggling, pendant 

 habit. Ripens the Fig. 135. English Jargonelle. 



last of July and first of August. 



it was introduced originally from France. Antiquarians derive its name from 

 Qergon, Italian, a corruption of Grcecum, whence Merlet supposes it to be the 

 Numidianum Graecum of Pliny, and the Graculum of Macrobius. This, if cor- 

 rect, would prove it to be a very ancient sort. 



