Jargonelle d'Automne
PearJargonelle d'Automne
Origin / History
Listed in the Guide Prat., page 97, 1876. On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1876.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Fusiform, long.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, sometimes washed with red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh very fine, very melting and juicy. Quality excellent.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Jargonelle d'Automne.
- Guide Prat. 97. 1876.
On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. Fruit medium, fusiform, long, yellow, sometimes washed with red; flesh very fine, very melting and juicy; excellent; Oct. and Nov.