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Madame, which is our Windsor. How this, or any
other variety, became possessed of so singular an
appellation, it is difficult to sa y : 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.
T ree o f a straggling, creeping habit.
W ood yellowish-green in the shade, reddish
when exposed.
L eaves rather large, woolly when young, ovate,
acuminate, finely and doubly serrated. P etioles
on the young shoots about an inch long. S tipules
linear.
F lowers early, very large.
F r uit large, oblong, with a long stalk, generally
a little bent. E ye open, with long projecting
segments of the calyx. S k in greenish-yellow on
the shaded side, with a tinge of brownish-red when
exposed. F lesh yellowish white, very juicy and
melting, with a peculiarly rich, agreeable flavour;
round the core it 4s rather gritty, and more so if
grafted on the Quince.
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