Marigold

Orig. in New Brunswick, N.J., by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1925. Lola × Arp; cross made in 1916. <b>Fruit:</b> size medium; ovate; skin blushed and mottled bright red over light yellow ground, tender, peels easily, attractive; flesh deep yellow, red at pit, melting, soft, very good quality for its season, semiclingstone; ripens early, with Arp and 1 mo. before Elberta; difficult to pick because of strong attachment and softening at maturity. <b>Tree:</b> medium vigor; high productivity, requires heavy thinning; flowers large, showy; leaf glands reniform.