PEARS. 463 



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 Golmar des Invalides. 

 Isambert le Bon. See Brovm Beurre. 

 Ive's Bergamot. See Gansel's Bergamot, 

 Jackman's Melting. See Kin 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 in a wide and 

 rather deep basin. Stalk, an inch long, frequently obUquely 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 (EeJi« d'Esguermes; Fontenay Vendee; 

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

 half wide and three inches and a quarter long ; obtuse pyriform. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, tinged with red on the exposed side, and covered with 

 russety dots and patches. Eye, open, deeply set. Stalk, an inch long. 

 Flesh, white, buttery, melting, and richly flavoured. 



An excellent pear ; ripe in October and November. 



JAMINETTE {Austrasie; Banneaux; Belle d'Amtrasie; Bergamotte 

 d'Austrasie ; Golmar Jaminette ; Crasanne d' Austrasie ; Josephine ; 

 Maroit ; Pyrole ; Sabine d'Hiver). — Fruit, medium sized; turbinate. 

 Skin, pale yellowish green, thickly covered with brown dots, and marked 

 with cinnamon-coloured russet next the sun and round the stalk. Eye, 

 open, with long reflexed segments, set in a rather deep basin. Stalk, 

 about an inch long, stout, and rather obliquely inserted without depres- 

 sion. Flesh, white, very juicy and melting, sugary, vinous, and 

 aromatic. 



A first-rate pear ; in use from November to January. 



JAKGONELLE [Beau Present ; Belle Vierge ; Beurre de Paris ; 

 Chopine; CueiUette ; Epargne ; Be Fosse; Qrosse Cuisse Madame; 

 MouiUe Bouche d'Ete ; Sweet Summer ; St. Lambert ; St. Samson ; Be 



