Origin: in Knoxville, Tenn., by Brooks D. Drain and Lawson M. Safley, Tennessee Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1957. Seckel × Garber; cross made in 1934. Tree: large; vigorous; spreading; some resistance to fire blight. Named in honor of the Reverend Samuel Carrick, President of the Univ. of Tennessee, 1794-1809. Fruit: medium to large, 2 3/4 inches in diam.; oblong pyriform; calyx open, large; skin thickness medium, tender, yellow, very russeted, slightly blushed; dots many, russeted; core small; flesh white, tinged with yellow, firm, tender, juicy, crisp; flavor sweet-subacid, sprightly, good; ripens in September.
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