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pulp, ' 
in nine 
lodged. 
llj reddiih, internally yellowifli, -filled 
th 
m 
cell 
s 
> 
d 
thin which numerous obi 
anfp 
d fuccul 
cellular membranes, and included 
This fhrubby 
e 
and flowers from June till September 
of Sp 
gular feeds are alfo 
Italy 
d Barbary 
The Greek writers were well acquainted with the Pome 
appears from v/hat we have already 
to 
as 
and Pliny 
hood of Carttj 
us 
th 
d'er the Synon\ 
b 
th 
s 
hbour 
to 
its fruit was ufually fold 
The cultivation of this tree in England is firft 
d thou 
be dated from the time of Gerard, in 
feldom arrives to a ftate of perfedion in this country,*^ yer the 
1596;'= 
fr 
and beautiful fcarlet fl 
defirable 
nd the fl 
objed of ornamental gard 
' which it prod 
ft 
Th 
e 
d 
o 
rende 
f the 
irge 
it a 
a 
direded in the Ph 
called cortex 
the calyces of which may be included 
3 
fr 
P 
r\ 
fi 
opcKias for medicinal ufe. The fruit has b 
m. fidium. & 
I 
its fmell there is 
to 
rkable. b 
the tafte it is very aftrin 
u 
With 
water 
yields near half its own weight of a very auftei 
but gives out very little to redified 
its aft 
th 
of th 
f] 
fpirituous menftru 
from the latter''^ 
of the acacia tree, fee 
to b 
to 
mattei 
diflblul 
m 
: in this refped the aftringency of the fruit dilFer 
hich are named Balauftium or Balauftine flowers 
thefe are co.mmonly taken from the doubl 
d have little or no fmell, but a mild bitterifh 
1 
iiiev are both powerful aftrin 
^ and with 
4- 
L 
his 
lety, and like 
ftyptic tafte. 
have 
Dr. Cull 
fuccefsfully employed in difeafes both internally and externally 
S 
£C 
u 
u 
bl 
/ 
the ftrong ftyptic tafte of this bark, and the 
s: 
ftrikes with 
power 
d 
ftiev\^ fufticiently its aft. 
e^ 
nt 
it is commonly fuppofed to be among the ftrongeft of 
Th 
b 
appellant. 
Milk 
d 
CarthaginL.__^, 
3. c. ig. p. 3 
ratefully acid, fomewhat like that of oranges. 
« Vide Aitor?s Hort. Kew. 
aliqul granatum 
r tells us that he obtained fruit from feme of thefe trees which were planted in 
a warm fituation, but they had not the proper flavour. 
• T he double flowered fort, more efpecially, makes a very beautiful appearance 
Lewis Mat. M 
No 
12, 
fulpce refrigerans, reftriiigens. 
s 
s Virtus cori'ids : validus adftringens, coriaria j fiorum : 
Berg. M. M. p. 398 
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this 
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