According to Greening Brothers, Monroe, Michigan, this variety was raised by P. S. Pearce, Catawba Island, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, free, with excellent flavor and good quality; season the middle of September.
Pearl I. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.
Originated many years ago with Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, Georgia. Fruit large, round, creamy-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh adherent, white but red at the pit, firm, juicy, vinous, excellent; season the last of August.
Pearl II. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:61. 1910.
This peach is said to be a cross between Late Crawford and Hale Early, originating with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Fruit large, roundish, slightly elongated, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, slightly shaded with crimson stripes; flesh free, creamy-white, juicy, melting, fibrous, with a rich, vinous flavor; season the middle of September.
Pearson No. I. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 15:114. 1868.
Raised by a Mr. Pearson, Chilwell, England. Fruit large, yellow; flesh deep orange-yellow, very melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; quality good.
Pêche Baboud. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:171, 172. 1883.
Leaves of medium size, with reniform glands; flowers very small; fruit large, irregularly ovoid, surface uneven; apex with a mamelon tip; skin fine, with heavy pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with intense purple in the sun; flesh white, stained about the pit, slightly acidulated, aromatic; stone large, nearly free; ripens the middle of August.
Pêche de Bisconte. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.