Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1924. Slappey × Admiral Dewey; cross made in 1916 in Vineland, N.J. Tree: large, vigorous, uprightspreading; very productive; hardy; flower large, blooms in midseason. Fruit: large; roundish oval; skin yellow, deeply blushed with irregular stripes of dull red, thick, medium tough, pubescence medium heavy; flesh yellow, juicy, pleasantly flavored, too tender for shipping but fine for local markets; high quality; stone free, medium large; ripens early, just before Golden Jubilee, 5 to 7 days before Carman and Rochester.
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