Sweater

Origin / History

Cited by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921), with the reference "Parkinson Par. Ter. 593. 1629." The quoted description is Parkinson's, which places the variety in the early seventeenth century. Parkinson's account reads: "The Sweater is somewhat like the Windsor, for colour and bigeness but nothing neare of so good a taste."

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Somewhat like the Windsor in bigeness, according to Parkinson.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Somewhat like the Windsor in color, according to Parkinson.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Not of so good a taste as the Windsor, according to Parkinson.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.