Origin: in Magnolia, Kent County, Del., by Wrixhem McIlvaine. Introd. in 1940. USPP 388; 7 May 1940; assigned to Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne, Md. Considered to be a bud mutation of Yellow Transparent; discovered in 1920. Tree: more spreading than parent. Chimeral nature determined at the New York State Agr. Expt. Sta., Geneva. Fruit: larger than parent, averaging 2 1/2 inches in diam.; oblate, angular; calyx closed, persistent; skin thick, tough, smooth, waxy, light green; dots large, numerous; flesh white with greenish tinge, juicy, crisp, texture coarse, subacid, no aroma, quality good; ripens early, 10 days before Yellow Transparent; cooking quality good; fresh eating quality fair; resembles Yellow Transparent; tetraploid, a periclinal cytochimera 2-4-4-4.
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