Origin: in Ontario, Calif., by Herbert C. Swim, Armstrong Nurseries. Introd. in 1951. Plant patent 1022; 24 July 1951; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. (Swatow P.I. 41395 × Rio Oso Gem) × [Babcock × (Babcock × Swatow P.I. 41395)]; selected in 1947. A fruiting-flowering variety. Tree: winter rest requirement about the same as that of Babcock; flower large, ornamental, double, with as many as 14 petals per flower, closely arranged on the stem, pink; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: uniform in form but slightly unsymmetrical; skin yellow ground color, highly blushed, color lightened by heavy pubescence; flesh white, quality high for this type, freestone; ripens during the second week in August at Ontario, Calif.; picking period extends for 10 days.
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