Origin: in Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba, Canada, by Victor G. Collet. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1948. Tested at the Expt. Farm, Canada Dept. Agr., Morden, Manitoba. Tree: medium to tall; rounded to pyramidal; structurally strong; very hardy; annually productive. Promising in southern Manitoba. Fruit: size medium, averaging 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diam.; oblate to conic oblate; skin attractive, 80% medium red; flesh white, firm, crisp, texture moderately fine; dessert quality fair to good, excellent as sauce or pie; resembles Godfrey.
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