This variety originated in the vicinity of Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France, and is valued both for its fruit and as an ornamental. Fruit of medium size, nearly round, often depressed at the base, with a distinct suture; skin orange-yellow, dotted and washed with red; flesh free, yellow, somewhat red about the pit, juicy, sweet and aromatic; ripens the last of September.
Pêcher Douteux. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 102. 1867.
The tree of this variety has many characteristics of the almond while the fruit resembles the peach. Fruit of medium size, marked with a deep suture; skin yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh free, white, slightly tinged with red at the pit, rather sweet and aromatic, with an agreeable flavor; season very late.
Pêcher à Fleur Semi-Double. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:42, 43, Pl. XXX. 1768.
Pêcher à Fleurs Doubles. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 25, Pl. 1846.
This curious old peach has double flowers and bears its fruits in clusters of from one to four. Fruit small, roundish, with a well-marked suture; skin pale yellow, washed with clear red; flesh greenish-white, often red at the pit, fibrous, juicy, sweet, with an agreeable flavor; ripens the last of September.
Pêcher Hâtif de Chine. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.
Said to resemble Honey in certain characters. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh free, white or sometimes tinged with red, juicy, often with an astringent flavor; ripens the last of July.
Pêcher Hybride Quétier. 1. Rev. Hort. 115. 1888. 2. Ibid. 42, 43. 1889.
This peach originated with a M. Quétier, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France, as a cross between Grosse Mignonne and an apricot. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, somewhat flattened, with a deep suture; skin greenish-yellow, marbled with red; flesh strongly adherent to the stone, white, juicy, firm, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens early in October in France.
Pêcher Nain à Fleur Double. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:45, 46. 1768.