Originated from a pit brought from Russia in 1805 by a Captain Paddock. Closely resembles the Red Magnum Bonum of which it may be a seedling; clingstone.
Paine. Domestica. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:97. 1868.
Paine’s Seedling 1.
A chance seedling raised by A. W. Paine of Bangor, Maine. Fruit medium to large; oval; cavity shallow, one-sided with a small lip; stem long, stout; suture slight; golden-yellow, blotched with red; bloom thin; flesh yellow, coarse, rich, sweet; clingstone; early.
Paisan Blanche. Domestica. 1. Knoop Fructologie 2:60. 1771.
Paisan Blanche et Double 1. Prune de Paisan blanche and simple 1.
Fruit large, round; suture large, deep; greenish-yellow; flesh soft, juicy; good; clingstone; very productive.
Paisan Noire. Domestica. 1. Knoop Fructologie 2:60. 1771.
Prune de Paisan Noire 1.
Said to resemble “Paisan Blanche” in form, size and productiveness but is purple and the suture is a little deeper, flesh more watery and inferior in flavor.