Origin: in Glenn Dale, Md., by George M. Darrow and George F. Waldo, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1940. Chesapeake × Fairfax; cross made in 1931 by Waldo; selected in 1933; tested as USDA 2124. Tree: very large; quite productive; produces runners freely; leaf deep green, glossy, cupped, free from leaf spot and leaf scorch; tolerant to virus diseases; flower perfect; one of the better late varieties grown from Maryland to southern New England and west to Missouri and Iowa. Fruit: very large; short conic with wide shoulder, sometimes ridged; hull reflexed to clasping, medium to very large; skin bright medium red, not darkening, very glossy, tough, nearly as attractive as Starbright; achenes yellow, raised above surface; flesh light bright red, firm, juicy, rather tart until quite ripe; tender, aromatic; dessert quality very good; shipping quality good; ripens late, later than Gandy, Chesapeake, and Lupton; a commercial and home garden variety; resembles Fairfax.
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