CHAPTER XXXVII. 



THE POMEGRANATE. 



This beautiful fruit succeeds perfectly in the warmer 

 portions of the Southern States, and can be grown in 

 colder latitudes if protected in winter. The pomegran- 

 ate has an agreeable, sweet flavor, and is much esteemed. 

 The skin of the fruit is hard, of an orange color with a 

 red cheek. The peculiar crown on the blossom end is 

 the result of an enlargement of the calyx. 



The tree grows from ten to twenty feet; has numerous 

 small branches. 



It is propagated by layers, cuttings, suckers or seeds, 

 requires very little pruning, and gives best results when 

 planted in rich soil. 



