This is said to be 



fnativeoftheW t ,t 



Indies; we received 



some of it from 



Jamaica, many years 



since, and have also 



obtained its seeds fron 



Carolina, but pcr- 



haps in neither case 



wus the plant indigc- 

 es. It increases by 



cattings, and loves a 



rich loamy soil. ^ c 



find it hardy enough 



o stand our climate 



a-ainst a sunny wall, in the open air, tnoug» 



perhaps it is a safer way to keep xt ma 

 greenhouse or cou,,n,.nry. um.t,> 

 be a greatornamentbyits beautiful flowers 

 a succession of which during the autumnal 



months render it a v 



ery desirable plant. 



We are not acquainted with its inn , 



flowering so much m 



ore Ireeiy man »- 



common pomegranate, gives n » «- 



* *- ?w It has indeed been 

 preference to ttiat. ^ 



came originaUy from the East. The pome 



