Origin: in Glenn Dale, Md., by George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1941. Missionary × Fairfax; cross made in 1931 by George F. Waldo; selected in 1933; tested as USDA 2267. Tree: runner plants produced freely; leaf free from scorch; productive; flower clusters borne beneath leaves. Fruit: large in first part of season, later becoming medium sized; wedge or conic, uniform; skin rich red, not turning dark on holding, glossy, very attractive; achenes yellow, even with surface; flesh rich red throughout, juicy, subacid, aromatic, dessert quality high; shipping quality very good; ripens early, 4 days before Blakemore; firmer, earlier, more highly flavored than Howard 17.
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