Origin: in Riverside, Calif., by J.W. Lesley and M.M. Winslow, California Citrus Res. Center and Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1961. Parentage includes P.I. 32374, Peak, Elberta, Peento, etc.; cross made in 1947; first fruited in 1951; tested as U.C. 335-10. Tree: vigorous; winter-chilling requirement slight, similar to Rubidoux and Meadow Lark, intermediate between Elberta and Bonita; leaf glands globose; flower small, nonshowy, petals often waxy; produces good crops in most years. No longer commercially planted. Fruit: large, with proper thinning; nearly round, quite symmetrical; skin yellow, exposed fruit about 30X splashed red, tough, pubescence short; flesh yellow, red next to pit, sweet, acidity medium, nonmelting, firm, texture fine; canning clingstone; keeps well; no preharvest drop; ripens in late August to early September.
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