PEARS SLB IN WEIGHT.
"My, pear,, 51b _ n w ._ gu t J They were ftownby Moos. Brehaut, in Guernsey, and •town at an Exhibition at South Kensington J* WW. In the shops in Paris these sensamay frequently bo observed, and r°j* »w years ago there were exhibited in well-known fruit shop in Coveut Garden "*• monster specimens, ticketed at from •to two guineas eicn. Tney were let out tlua* 1 " . parties at tt "'fi* l charge per nigsit, u» realUing great profits, and the lato tim u tor of the sh °P Jjir » B<? tf B »i<* «t the them 1 it he w * nUd 50 gaineas a dozen for Sole origin of tins pear is said to be »h» t? n ' cxce P» D K tnat it *'» 8 raised some_i» I. ln Fran ce in 1700 ; its French name * *»«ue Angevinc.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 4 January 1896, Page 7
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141PEARS 5LB IN WEIGHT. Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 4 January 1896, Page 7
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