Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by D.H. Scott and D.P. Ink, Crops Res. Division, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1966. US 1410 (Brainerd × Merton Thornless) × US 1414 (Merton Thornless × Eldorado). Cross made in 1956; selected in 1959. Tree: canes thornless; semi-upright; 7-8 ft long; fruiting laterals with 20-30 berries; very productive in fertile soils; winter hardy at Corvallis, Ore., and Beltsville; propagation by tip rooting or cuttings. For local market and home garden. Fruit: medium-large; blunt conic; skin glossy black; flavor good, tart; adheres firmly; ripens 3 weeks later than Eldorado.
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