Origin: at New Brunswick, N.J,, by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1937. J.H. Hale × Marigold; cross made in 1923; selected in 1933; tested as N.J. 73. Tree: Fruit: very large; round; skin blushed dark red with some streaking; flesh yellow, sometimes red streaked, red at pit, firm, quality very good, freestone; ripens somewhat later than Jubilee, 2 weeks before Elberta. Tre: sometimes low in fruitfulness, lacks hardiness, very susceptible to bacteriosis; flower medium, nonshowy; leaf glands globose.
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