440 THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 



Pecher Thuret. i. Deca.i'ine Jard. Fruit. yiPl. 1872-75. 



This peach was raised in 1862 by Gustave Thuret, Antibes, Alpes Maritimes, France, 

 from a seed sent from China. Fruit large, with a distinct suture on one side; skin yellow, 

 washed with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, red at the pit which is usually free, juicy, 

 sweet, pleasantly flavored; season the last of August. 

 Peck Orange Cling, i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889. 



In the reference Luther Burbank says that this variety is an ifnproved seedling of 

 Orange Cling, originated at Healdsburg, California. Fruit large, with yellow flesh ; valuable 

 for market or drying. 

 Pendleton, i. Ga. Sta. Bui. 42:240. 1898. 2. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1899. 



A very large, yellow, clingstone peach of good quality, ripening the first of September. 

 Penelope, i. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. i:Pl. i860. 



This peach originated with Isaac Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, 

 roundish; skin greenish-white, slightly stained with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the 

 pit which is free, juicy, rich; quality very good; season the middle of September. 

 Peninsula, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:223. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Aw. Hori. Man. 2:353. 

 1903. 



Peninsula Yellow. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5'99- 1892. 



Fruit large, roundish, often inclined to oval, with a shallow suture; color yeUow, washed 

 with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, firm, with a vinous, sprightly flavor; 

 ripens the middle of September. 

 Pennington, i. Okla. Sta. Bui. 2:14. 1892. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Peregrine, i. Garden 64:126, 127, 157. 1903. 2. Ibid. 69:334. 1906. 



This variety is supposed to be a seedling of the Spencer nectarine, raised by Thomas 

 Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, England, and introduced about 1906. Fruit large, with a 

 bright crimson color; flesh melting and juicy, with a pleasant flavor; season early August. 

 Perfection, i. Chico Nur. Cat. 26. 1904. 



According to the Chico Nursery Company, Chico, California, Perfection originated 

 near Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Fruit large, yellow, with a beautiful blush; 

 flesh yellow, red at the pit, thick, fine-grained; season early in September. 

 Period Early Nutmeg, i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. loi. 1831. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Persian Cling, i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 2,17. 1889. 2. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat. 27. 1906. 



This variety is supposed to have originated from a reed of Heath Cling at Visalia, 

 California. Fruit large, with clear white skin; flesh white to the pit, very firm, sweet; 

 valuable for canning; ripens with its parent. 



Persique. i. Miller Card. Diet. 1752. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:40, 41, PI. XXIX. 

 1768. 3. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 229, 230, fig. 15. 1817. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 

 2:13. 1832. 5. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:236,, 237. 1879. 



Crosse Perseque. 6. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832. 



Persique Clingstone. 7. Prince Pom. Man. 2:36. 1832. 



Persischer Lackpfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858. 



Pers^e. 9. Le Bon Jard. 329. 1882. 



