Japanese Sand. 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:483. 1913.

Fruit medium, apple-shaped, lemon-yellow, with russet dots; flesh hard, flavor much like Daimyo; poor; late Oct.

Jargonelle d’Automne. 1. 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.

Jaune Hâtive. 1. Guide Prat. 282. 1876. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:244. 1768.

Gelbe Frühbirne. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:41. 1856.

French. Fruit small, pyriform, flattened at the lower end, obtuse at the apex, yellow-green; flesh white, coarse, sprightly, slightly perfumed; juice deficient; of value only on account of its early season; July.

Jaune de Merveillon. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:189, fig. 581. 1881.

An old French variety. Fruit very small, turbinate, pale green, free from dots or marks, changing at maturity to pale yellow, golden on the side next the sun; flesh white, tinted with yellow beneath the skin, fine, semi-breaking, possessing sufficient juice, sugary, and refreshing, with an agreeable perfume of musk; good; beginning of July.

Jean Baptist. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:61. 1856. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:305, fig. 1869.