THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



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White-Flowered Type. 



The white-flowered type has been iiitrodueed within the last fifteen 

 or twenty years. Some of the varieties under this type are deciduous, 

 and some are evergreen. The fruit is either round, oblate or obovate 

 in form, according to variety. It is always a pale lemon yellow or fawn 

 color; the rind is invariably thick and soft; the pulp or rag is medium 

 to large in amount ; the arils are large, pale white, translucent, and the 

 seeds are large to very large, with thick, bony coats which render them 

 absolutely inedible and difficult to chew. The fruit from this type is 

 very poor in appearance, keeps poorly as compared to the other type, 

 and the flavor is flat and insipid, lacking the acid element. The fruits 

 are easily bruised and the bruises show up very quickly as ugly brown 

 blotches which detract greatly from the appearance of the fruit. This 

 type is undesirable. 



Fig. 50. — The wonderful pomegranate. This is tlie best commercial variety 

 now grown in California. It combines a rich flavor with dark-colored flesh 

 and juice and small edible seeds. It is an excellent keeper and shipper. 

 (Original.) 



Pink or Red-Flowered Type. 



The pink or red-flowered type includes the varieties commonly 

 found, and all the desirable varieties belong to this type. The leaves 

 always fall before Christmas. The fruit is round, oblate or obovate in 

 form, according to variety ; the rind varies from thick to very thin ; the 

 pulp or rag is small to large in amount ; the arils are small to large, 

 pale pink to bright crimson in color, and the seeds are small to medium, 

 ranging in hardness from the so-called seedless varieties in which the 

 seed is edible, to very hard and bony. The fruits vary in color from 

 a pale lemon yellow washed in light pink to a bright crimson with a 

 deep purplish tinge. 



