| Year Introduced: | 1881 |
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| History: | Renamed and introduced in 1884 by A. B. Cleveland of Cape Vincent, NY after the ship of the same name holding the speed record for crossing the Atlantic. |
| Country of Origin: | UK |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Thomas Laxton of Bedford, England and introduced as 'Earliest of All' |
| Days to harvest: | 55 |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Self |
| Parentage: | Stabilized cross between: Ringleader X Little Gem |
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