Origin: in Excelsior, Minn., by the Univ. of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. Introd. in 1922. Malinda o.p., grown by T.E. Perkins, Red Wing, Minn.; seed planted by Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis; seedling moved to the Fruit Breeding Farm in 1908; selected in 1913; tested as Minn. 237. Tree: large, spreading; very vigorous; produces regularly; hardy; resembles Hibernal. Fruit: large; roundish oblate, irregular; skin greenish-yellow, heavily blushed, attractive; flesh firm, tender, juicy, slightly subacid, fine-grained, quality good; season similar to Wealthy.