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Gardener, it is stated to be a great and constant bearer, and 

 to come in between the smaller fruits of the garden, such as 

 the strawberry and raspberry, and the peach. It is also very 

 justly remarked in that work, that the fruit generally seen in 

 market is a caricature of that raised by the cultivator for his 

 own use, it being in the former case gathered unripe and arti- 

 ficially ripened, by being spread in great masses. 



It is a singular circumstance that Miller does not refer at all 

 to the Epargne pear, although he evidently had the same fruit 

 in view when describing his " Cuisse Madame or Lady's thigh, in 

 England, commonly called Jargonelle ;" but he quotes Tourn. 

 and Duhamel erroneously when applying their titles to his 

 description. The whole chain of error and transposition 

 seems to have arisen from its not being understood by Miller 

 that the Epargne of the French was the Jargonelle of the 

 English. 



.•ARGONELLE. Quix. Evel. Duu. Roz. Die. d'Agric. 

 Jard. fruit. Bo:n jard. For. 



Summer Jargonelle. Evel. 



■ Jargonelle, c- 1 lied Cuisse Madame in England. Mil. 

 Cuisse madame, of many English and American collections. 

 French Jargonelle. 



Much difficulty has arisen from an erroneous title being ap- 

 plied, in England, to this fruit, under which it has been, in 

 many cases, sent to this country. It will be seen by the au- 

 thors quoted above, that it has been regularly known and des- 

 cribed by the name adopted since the middle of the 17th cen- 

 tury, and its origin is traced much farther back by some writers. 

 The remarks on that head, at page 108 of the Pomological 

 Magazine, although applied to the preceding variety, refer 

 without doubt to the present fruit. It is there remarked, that 

 the name of the Jargonelle pear is derived, according to Me- 

 nage and Duchat, from Jargon, anciently Gergon, in Italian 

 OergOf in Spanish Gericonf^a, all corruptions of Grcecwn; 



