Origin: in Glenn Dale, Md., by George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1932. Missionary × Howard 17; cross made in 1923; selected in 1925; tested as USDA 655. Tree: high yielder; very vigorous; produces runners freely; flower perfect. Fruit: large; long conic, broad shoulder; cap reflexed, very large; skin bright red, extremely glossy; achenes yellow or reddish, even with surface; flesh light red, firm, tender, rarely with a cavity, juicy, subacid, aromatic; dessert and shipping quality very high, also general market use; ripens with Howard 17 in Maryland, earlier in North Carolina.
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