Pomegranate 7^3 



so, s 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, Buxus sempervirens Liimseus, by 

 wood engravers. 



Fig. 654. — Pomegranate. 



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

 valuable in hot, dry regions. The rind of the fruit and the bark of both stem and 

 roots are vermifuge and taenifugc; 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. 



