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THE PEAR. 



Theodore Van Mons. 



Thompson's. Thomp. 



This new and very rich-flavoured pear, received by ns from 

 the Horticultural Society of London, was named in honour of 

 Mr. Robert Tliompson, the head of the fruit department in the 

 Society's garden, to whose pomological acumen the horticultu- 

 ral world is so largely indebted. 



Tree vigorous and productive, fruit variable. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate, slightly irregular in surface. 

 Skin pale lemon yellow, with a few small, russety dots and 

 streaks. Stalk pretty stout, an inch or more long, inserted in 

 a blunt, uneven cavity. Calyx open, stiff, often without divi- 

 sions, basin slightly sunk. Flesh white, buttery, melting, with a 

 rich, sugary, slightly aromatic flavour. October and November. 



