Thompson (Eng.). 1. Mag. Hort. 8:64. 1842. 2. Pom. France 4:156, Pl. 156. 1867.
Said to be a seedling of Van Mons originated about 1819. R. Manning, Salem, Mass., received cions in 1841. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium, obovate, lemon-yellow, russeted around the stem; stem short; almost no cavity; calyx medium, open, slightly depressed in a small basin; segments often united; flesh whitish-yellow, buttery, juicy; flavor rich, sugary, aromatic; seeds large, long; Oct.
Thompson (N. H.). 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 198. 1833. 2. Mag. Hort. 3:51. 1837.
Originated on the farm of Judge Thompson, Portsmouth, N. H. Fruit medium to below, turbinate, quite russeted; “esteemed for its extraordinary productiveness and long keeping” by those in the vicinity of its origin but regarded by R. Manning, Salem, Mass., as “unfit for cultivation.”
Thooris. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:27, fig. 1858. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 868. 1869.
This Belgian pear fruited for the first time in 1854 in the garden of the Society Van Mons. Fruit medium to below, round ovoid to oval, or Bergamot-shape; skin yellow, shaded and striped with grayish-red. Alexander Bivort gives, “flesh yellowish-white, half fine, melting; juice abundant, sugary, and with an agreeable perfume ... of first quality,” whereas Downing says, “flesh white, coarse, dry, sweet, and poor ... unworthy of cultivation.” Sept.
Thuerlinckx. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 553. 1857.
Beurré Thuerlinckx. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 529. 1884.
This pear was found in 1848 upon an estate purchased by M. Thuerlinckx, Mechlin, Bel. It is said to be a very large, coarse, showy pear of long-obovate shape, with a somewhat tender and juicy flesh but without any aroma, and very soon becoming mealy; Oct. to Dec.
Thurston Red. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 655. 1884.