432 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
Josephsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:166. 1856. 
Austrian. Published in 1819. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, light green turning to 
yellowish, often somewhat blushed; flesh granular, semi-melting, sweet; third for table, 
first for kitchen; Sept. 
Joyau de Septembre. 1. Rev. Hort. sor, fig. 152. 1897. 
Obtained by A. Hérault, Angers, Fr., and first published in 1870. Fruit medium, turbi- 
nate, obtuse, curved, golden yellow at maturity, slight greenish near the summit, dotted 
with gray and often marbled with bronze-russet; flesh white, fine, free from grit, melting, 
very juicy, sugary, pleasantly acid and perfumed; first; Sept. and Oct. 
Judge Andrews. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 794. 1869. 
Originated in Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, oblong-obovate-pyriform, yellowish, 
traced and mottled with red in the sun; flesh coarse, breaking, dry; of no value; Sept. 
Jules d’Airoles (Grégoire). 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:105, fig. 53. 1872. 
Raised by M. Xavier Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel., and first published in 1857. Fruit 
medium or rather large, spherical but somewhat irregular, often a little bossed or deformed 
in contour; skin rather firm and rough to the touch, bright green speckled with very 
numerous, irregular, blackish dots; at maturity the basic green becomes whitish-yellow; 
flesh white, semi-fine, buttery, melting, gritty at center; juice abundant, sugary, slightly 
acid and perfumed; good; Oct. 
Jules d’Airolles (Leclerc). 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:312, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 
5909. 1884. 
Obtained in 1836 by Léon Leclerc, Laval, Mayence, Fr. Fruit rather large, long-conic, 
greenish-yellow washed with carmine; flesh semi-melting, very sugary, juicy and perfumed: 
first; beginning of winter. 
Jules Blaise. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:315. 1869. 2. Guide Prat. 73. 1876. 
Stated to have been a gain of M. Millet, Nancy, Fr., and to have been known also as 
the Bonne-Gris de Nancy. Fruit small or medium, pyriform, mottled and dotted all 
over with fawn; flesh yellowish, buttery, melting, juicy, sugary, perfumed, refreshing; 
first; Oct. 
Jules Delloy. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 600. 1884. 
Fruit rather small, globular-obovate, yellow covered with speckles and network of 
cinnamon-russet; flesh melting, pasty, flavorless; inferior; Dec. 
Julie Duquet. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:316, fig. 1869. 
Originated at Chdélons-sur-Marne, Fr., about the year 1860. Fruit medium, globular- 
oblate, dark yellow stained and dotted with fawn; flesh whitish, breaking, granular; juice 
sufficient, insipid; third for dessert, second for the cuisine; end of Apr. to end of June. 
Julienne. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 340. 1845. 2. Ibid. 794. 1869. 
A beautiful and productive fruit and profitable for the market. Fruit medium but 
varying on different soils, obovate, regularly formed, very smooth, skin fair, clear bright 
yellow all over; flesh white, rather firm at first, semi-buttery, sweet, moderately juicy, rich, 
sprightly; should be gathered a few days before ripe and kept in the house; Aug. 
Juvardeil. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:317, fig. 1869. 
Originated at Juvardeil, ‘Maine-et-Loire, Fr.; its age is unknown. Fruit below medium 
