The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Thompson's

Fruit medium, short-pyriform; eye open, in a small depression; skin yellow, with numerous dots of reddish-russet; flesh white, very juicy, buttery, melting, and richly flavoured. November. One of the best English Pears. The tree succeeds double-grafted and bears profusely. It forms a good standard, and is also adapted for a wall or an espalier.

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