Madame, which is our Windsor. How this, or any 

 other variety, became possessed of so singular an 

 appellation, it is difficult to say : Mayer tells a 

 long story of its origin, which is not much to the 

 purpose ; and Manger relates an anecdote about 

 Prince Eugene and one of his officers who did not 

 know that Dameschenkel was a Pear, which is 

 worth looking at. 



In Scotland, the Jargonelle is cultivated on 

 walls, as far north as Pears will grow. 



TREE of a straggling, creeping habit. 



WOOD yellowish -green in the shade, reddish 

 when exposed. 



LEAVES rather large, woolly when young, ovate, 

 acuminate, finely and doubly serrated. PETIOLES 

 on the young shoots about an inch long. STIPULES 

 linear. 



FLOWERS early, very large. 



FRUIT large, oblong, with a long stalk, gene- 

 rally a little bent. EYE open, with long projecting 

 segments of the calyx. SKIN greenish-yellow on 

 the shaded side, with a tinge of brownish-red when 

 exposed. FLESH yellowish white, very juicy and 

 melting, with a peculiarly rich, agreeable flavour; 

 round the core it is rather gritty, and more so if 

 grafted on the Quince. 



