Origin: in Washington, D.C., by George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1932. Ettersburg 80 × Howard 17 (Premier); cross made in 1920; selected in 1922 in Glenn Dale, Md.; tested as USDA 44. Tree: heavy early crop; vigorous; blooms early; flower perfect; adapted to the south. Fruit: large; globose, sometimes slightly conic; hull clasping, very large; skin bright red, glossy; achenes slightly sunken; flesh light red, tender, sweet, juicy, rarely with a cavity, not as firm as Blakemore and Bellmar, mildly subacid, aromatic; dessert quality very high; shipping quality fair; ripens early, with Missionary.
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