Padley was raised by William Padley, once a gardener for the King of England, at Hampton Court, England. It is described as being a peach with delicious flavor, ripening the first of August.
Palestine. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.
Briefly described by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, as a very large, round, yellow clingstone, ripening from August to September.
Pansy. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:222. 1899.
Fruit large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a shallow suture; color yellow, washed and blushed with deep red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone which is free, tender, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality fair to good; season the middle of August.
Paragon. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.
Prince's Paragon. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 624. 1857.
Paragon was probably first introduced by William R. Prince, Flushing, New York. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellowish-green, shaded with red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, rich, free; season the middle of September.
Parfumée de Montauban. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.
Listed in this reference.
Parham. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897.
Lady Parham. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 299. 1859. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 619. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871.