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THE PEAR. 
Thompson’s. Tliomp. 
’This new and very rich-flavoured pear, received by us from 
the Horticultural Society of London, was named in honour of 
Mr. Robert Thompson, 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. 
Shin 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 
