Tree hardy and productive; fruit moderately large, of a yellowish-straw color, with a dark reddish-purple blush; flesh firm, very juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in September.
Pavier Pleureur. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:228 fig., 229. 1879.
Pêcher Pleureur. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 51, 52. 1867.
Trauerpfirsich. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.
This curious old peach of unknown origin has been known for nearly a century. It is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit of medium size, roundish, regular; skin clear yellow, washed with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sharp, bitter flavor; clingstone; ripens the last of September.
Payne. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:60 fig. 1910. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 428, 429, Pl. 35. 1910.
Payne originated in 1901 as a sprout from a peach-stock in the orchard of E. B. Payne and Sons, near Cloverdale, Michigan. Fruit large, round, with a shallow suture; color yellow, blushed and splashed with crimson; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit, melting, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the last of August.
Peach de Pavie. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.
Said to be a good, yellow peach.
Peach du Troas. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.
"The peach du Troas is a long and great whitish yellow Peach, red on the outside, early ripe, and is another kinde of Nutmeg Peach."
Pearce. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 82. 1899. 2. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:55. 1900.