Chevreuse Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.
A variety received by W. R. Prince from the Mediterranean region. Fruit of good size, oval, greenish-yellow; ripens at the end of September.
Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 53. 1867.
Freestone. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.
Although resembling Late Purple, this variety is distinct. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small, deep pink; fruit large, irregular in outline; skin heavily pubescent, tender, deep red on a yellow ground; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy; stone elliptical, free; ripens late in August.
Chevreuse Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:21, 22. 1768. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 31, Pl. 1846.
Frühe Peruvianerin. 3. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 179. 1825.
Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.
Chevreuse Hâtive, although very similar to Chevreuse, is here listed separately. Some authors, including Christ and Leroy, combine the two varieties. The Chevreuse Hâtive ripens from the middle of August to the beginning of September.
Chevreuse Tardive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:24, 25, Pl. XIV. 1768. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:178. 1831. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.
Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.
This peach is often called Pourprée because of its color but it should not be confused with the old Late Purple. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, often compressed; suture distinct, deep; with a mamelon tip at apex; skin thick, pale yellow, spotted and washed with reddish-purple; flesh white except about the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sweet, pleasing; stone elongated, free; matures at the end of September.
Chick Early Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.
This variety originated with I. W. & R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Flesh white, vinous, juicy; ripens with Tillotson or before.