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dies and foliage. I have a double red pomegranate many feet high, 

 trained against the front of my house, which for years never produced 

 a single blossom ; to induce it to flo"wer, T removed all the soil around 

 it, and filled the pit with a rich compost, but this plan was not suc- 

 cessful, as for two seasons a solitary blossom only was produced. I 

 was then recommended by a nurseryman to have some of the princi- 

 pal roots cut through, to check the luxuriant growth of the plant, 

 which, early in the ensuing spring, was done ; this plan succeeded 

 perfectly, and towards the end of the summer, numerous blushing 

 double flowers were produced — and the tree has ever since bloomed 

 annually. I do not however, recommend this plan to " C. S.," those 

 plants are probably too young to blossom, whereas mine is upwards of 

 thirty years old ; notwithstanding, comparatively small pomegranate 

 trees often flower abundantly, and I have seen one not above five or 

 six feet in height, which had fifty blossoms open at one time, — the 

 soil in which it was growing was a heavy loam, — almost clay, which 

 kind of earth suits the pomegranate better than any other. I agree 

 with Evelyn in considering this a " glorious shrub," and its brilliant 

 flowers are assuredly a sufficient recompence, for any trouble we may 

 take with it. Does " C. S." know the yellow variety ? it is worth 

 having, as its blossoms are similar in size and shape to the red, but 

 of a delicate sulphur colour ; there is also a white variety, but I am 

 not acquainted with it. I hope my hints may he useful to " C. S.," 

 though, being only an amateur, I cannot give that information, which 

 a scientific gardener is capable of imparting. 



Article III.— ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DOUBLE FLOWERED 

 POMEGRANATE, TUNICA GRANATUM AIULTIPLEX. 



By Mr. David Whale, Gardener, Winchester. 



The Pomegranate is an old inhabitant of our gardens, but it seems to 

 have been known to the Africans for jjiany ages before it came into 

 our possession ; it is mentioned in holy writ, as being in the posses- 

 sion of the Egyptians more than 3000 years ago ; it is a na- 

 tive of the South of Europe and North of Africa. Dr. Sibthorp, in- 

 forms us, that it is found plentiful in Greece, both in a wild and 

 cultivated state ; it was introduced into this country about the year 

 1548. The double flowering kind is much more esteemed than the 

 other in this country, for the sake of its large fine double flowers, 

 which are of a most beautiful scarlet colour ; and if the trees are well 

 managed, and supplied with due nourishment, they will continue to 



