A very large, yellow, clingstone peach of good quality, ripening the first of September.
Penelope. 1. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. 1:Pl. 1860.
This peach originated with Isaac Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish-white, slightly stained with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, rich; quality very good; season the middle of September.
Peninsula. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:353. 1903.
Peninsula Yellow. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.
Fruit large, roundish, often inclined to oval, with a shallow suture; color yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, firm, with a vinous, sprightly flavor; ripens the middle of September.
Pennington. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.
Listed in this reference.
Peregrine. 1. Garden 64:126, 127, 157. 1903. 2. Ibid. 69:334. 1906.
This variety is supposed to be a seedling of the Spencer nectarine, raised by Thomas Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, England, and introduced about 1906. Fruit large, with a bright crimson color; flesh melting and juicy, with a pleasant flavor; season early August.
Perfection. 1. Chico Nur. Cat. 26. 1904.