As Auchincruive Climax began to fail, Reid was already testing selections from his later breeding. Talisman, raised in 1946, was named in 1955 and Redgauntlet in 1956-1957, both from the same cross. In 1964 another resistant variety, the Templar, was introduced. Scottish Varieties Talisman. It is of medium size, has high flavor, is difficult to cap, susceptible to Botrytis, resistant to Verticillium wilt, and mildew.
Runners come freely.
It is liked in Holland, France, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia. It is liked for the fresh fruit market, being considered too large for best processing. It is grown in Belgium, Holland, France, and New Zealand. It is a cross of Auchincruive II x Cambridge Vigour, made in 1957, and introduced in 1964. From 1954 to 1962 over 102,000 more were tested.