The Pomegranate Tree is ornamental, even in foliage, 

 and sufficiently hardy, not only to bear the cold of our 

 climate, but, if placed against a warm wall, to produce flowers 

 freely ; and, in favourable seasons, will even bring its beauti- 

 ful fruit to a certain degree of maturity. It is probably because 

 such situations are usually in request for fruit for the table, 

 that this tree is not more generally cultivated in this country. 



The double-flowered variety produces no fruit ; but its 

 blossoms being more shewy, is mostly preferred, as fruit is 

 hardly to be expected, except in very favourable seasons, 

 and is, in no case, fit for eating ; it is nevertheless pleasing 

 to the eye. In the countries where the Pomegranate is cul- 

 tivated for use, three kinds of fruit are particularly mentioned ; 

 the sweet, the acid, and the vinous. 



Native of Spain, Italy, Barbary, Persia, Japan, and 

 Cochinchina, and cultivated in the East and West-Indies. 



According to Turner, it was to be seen in Sion Garden aB 

 long ago as the year 1548, 



Should be planted in a warm situation ; and, according to 

 Miller, in a strong rich soil ; but is said in its native 

 countries to affect a poor chalky soil. Propagated by layers, 

 which should be laid down in the spring, and in a year's 

 time will be sufficiently rooted to be removed. 



The flowers of the double variety are astringent, and were 

 formerly used in medicine and kept in the shops, under the 

 name of Balaustins, The rind of the fruit is a more power- 

 ful astringent, and is said to be used in Persia, in dying 

 leather black. Bacon recommends wine made of the sweet 

 Pomegranates ; or, where that cannot be had, the juice, with 

 a little sugar and lemon-peel and three or four cloves, to 

 be taken every morning, from February to the end of April, 

 as good for the liver*. 



Bacon dc vita et tnorte, v, 20. 



