Origin: in Palo Alto, Calif., by W.F. Wight, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1938. Maxine × Leader; tested as US 32-11A. Tree: vigorous; very productive; leaf glands reniform; flower with large petals; not suited for growing in warm-winter climates. Fruit: large, averaging 7.6 cm in diam., halves unequal; flesh light yellow with no red at pit, juicy, mildly subacid, quality good, freestone; skin yellow, highly blushed, pubescence short, appearance attractive; for dessert purposes; ships well; ripens early, with or slightly before Maxine.
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