Raised by M. F. Morel, Lyons, France, from seed of the Purple Gage planted in 1851. Tree of medium vigor; fruit large, round, a little more truncated at the base than at the apex; cavity narrow, shallow; stem long and stout; suture shallow and wide; reddish-purple, deeper on the sunny side; bloom heavy; flesh pale yellow, medium fine grained, melting, very juicy, with a very sweet and aromatic flavor; freestone.
Pontford. Domestica. 1. Watkins Cat. 46. 1892?
Tree very productive; fruit of medium size, purple; mid-season; suitable for market.
Pontotoc. Hortulana. 1. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 11:286. 1898.
Mentioned in the catalog of F. T. Ramsey in 1898 as not yet well tested.
Porsch Rote Zwetsche. Species? Listed in Mathieu Nom. Pom. 443. 1889.
Potter. Americana? 1. Waugh Plum Cult. 233. 1901.
Mentioned by Waugh who says it originated in Cherokee County, Iowa, and is probably an Americana.
Poupart. Domestica. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 717. 1884.
Poupart’s 1.