Pomegranate 



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so, 5 to lo cm. in diameter, of a yellowish to garnet red color; the watery pulp is 

 reddish and agreeably acidulous. 



The wood is hard, close-grained, light yellow; its specific gravity is about 0.93. 

 It has been used as a substitute for Boxwood, Biixus sempervirens Linnrcus, by 



wood engravers. 



Fig. 654. Pomegranate. 



As an economic plant it is of considerable importance. The fruit is especially 

 valuable in hot, dr}' regions. The rind of the fruit and the bark of both stem and 

 roots are vermifuge and taenifuge; its active constituent, pelletierine, is a specific 

 for the removal of tapeworm. 



The generic name is Latin, derived from the Roman name for Carthage, 

 whence this fruit was obtained. 



