Parham appeared in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1871 as Lady Parham; in 1897 the name was changed to Parham. The variety originated with Thomas Affleck of Mississippi. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal, distinctly sutured; skin yellowish-white; flesh pale red at the stone, firm, rich, vinous; freestone; ripens the middle of October.
Parker. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 311. 1889. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1910.
Originated about 1885 as a seedling of Early Crawford in the orchard of J. C. Parker, near San Diego, California. Fruit large, oblong, swollen on one side of the suture which is quite prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, with an agreeable, acid flavor; ripens the first of October.
Parks. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.
Parks' Cling. 3. Gard. Mon. 13:56, 313, 348. 1871.
Parks originated by chance on the grounds of A. L. Parks, Alton, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, with a deep suture extending entirely around the fruit; skin light creamy-yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh adherent, creamy-white, stained with red along the veins and at the stone, very juicy; of fair quality; season very late.
Parnell. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:275. 1880.
Said to have been originated by J. H. Parnell, West Point, Georgia. Fruit large, dark red, very juicy and of an excellent flavor, with a small, free pit; season early.
Parson Early. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 310. 1889. 2. Munson Cat. 6. 1905-06.
This peach is supposed to be of California origin. It is a large, freestone fruit, with a red cheek and white flesh, ripening early, and the tree is an abundant bearer.
Pass-Violet. 1. Langley Pomona 103, Pl. XXX fig. III. 1729.