Jargonelle d'Automne

Pear

Origin & History On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1876.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium; fusiform, long.

Skin: Yellow, sometimes washed with red.

Flesh & Flavor: Very fine, very melting and juicy; excellent.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.

Season October and November.

Uses Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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)

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.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)