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Spain, owes it's name to this fruit, which 

 was brought from Africa, and planted in that 

 part. The capital of this province has a split 

 pomegranate for its arms, which is seen on 

 the gate-posts of the public walks, and is re- 

 presented in carving, or by painting, on all 

 the public buildings. 



The pomegranate-tree was first cultivated 

 in England in the year 1548, during the 

 reign of Henry the Eighth; and I find it 

 mentioned among the trees that fruited in 

 the orange-house of the unfortunate Charles 

 the First. 



The pomegranate-tree blossoms well in the 

 warmer counties of England; but the fruit 

 comes to no perfection in the open air. The 

 kind generally planted for ornament is the 

 double scarlet, which is very beautiful when 

 in blossom. 



Gerard writes on the medicinal qualities 

 of this tree, and informs us, that he reared 

 several plants from the seeds previous , to 



1597. 



The pomegranate has been planted in the 

 West-India islands, where the fruit grows 

 larger and finer flavoured than in Europe. 

 The French, in the island of St. Vincent, had 

 a riddle on the pomegranate, on account of 



