Narrative
Type = American Hybrid. Per Munson (see citation): "Originated in Pennsylvania, and introduced in 1898 by T.V. Munson and Son, on account of its mammoth size of berry, its vigor, health and productiveness. Cluster small, compact, shouldered, berries of largest size, one to one and a quarter inches in diameter, dull bronzy red, skin very thick, pulp tough, and foxy in the extreme, sweet for so large a berry; drops easily when ripe, ripe early; seeds large. Good for jelly and jam, and is a basis for breeding very large varieties of this species. Flowers imperfect, requiring a pollenizer. On this account, it is convenient to hybridize." Per Hedrick (see citation): "Vigorous, healthy, prolific; sterile; bunch medium, compact; berry very large; skin thick and tough, dark red; pulp tender, sweet, foxy; similiar to Columbian Imperial."