Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1953. J.H. Hale × Primrose; selected in 1953; tested as N.J. 117. Tree: productive; vigorous; chilling requirement 750 h; flower buds tender in winter but resistant to spring frost; susceptible to bacteriosis; flower small, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform. Named in memory of Professor M.A. Blake (1882-1947). Fruit: large, round; skin an attractive red, pubescence slight; flesh yellow, red around pit and suture, firm-melting, quality good, sometimes too acid, freestone; ripens 1 week before Elberta; freezing quality good; excellent for home canning; resembles J.H. Hale.
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