346 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pea?'s. 



Flemish variety, first received by the London Horticultural 

 Society, and has been named in compliment to the able super- 



Fig. 31. Thompson's. 



intendent of the fruit department, Mr. R. Thompson, by the 

 Society. It is, as its name should indicate, a most excellent 

 pear, possessing a peculiarly delicious perfume, a very melt- 

 ing flesh, and has the sugary character of the Passe Colmar, 

 but relieved with a sprightliness which that variety does not 

 possess. 



Mr. Manning received the scions of the Thompson's from 

 the London Horticultural Society, and first fruited it in 1841, 

 at which time he gave some account of it in our Magazine, 

 (Vol. VHI. p. 64). Since then we have repeatedly tried it, 

 and the last season we had some very fine specimens from 

 the collection of the Hon. J. S, Cabot, from one of which our 

 drawing is made. We have never eaten it of secondary 

 quality. 



The tree is rather late in coming into bearing, of vigorous 

 growth, with yellowish olive-colored wood sprinkled with 



