Breitling
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Thought to be of German origin. It was introduced in about 1879 to England by Thomas Rivers. Fruits are very sweet.
Sources
- Breitling (accession 1947 - 474), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).
