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Fig. 386. — Pomegranate, 

 \ diam. 



THE POMEGRANATE. 



In this country the Pomegranate {Punica Gra- 



natum) is grown for its flower, and not for its fruit. 



The first time I saw it on the tree, at Cette, it 



greatly delighted me. The juice is particularly 



refreshing, especially at times when the stomach 



cannot bear the pulp of other fruits, as, for instance, 



after an attack of typhoid fever. Its large conspicuous fruit (fig. 386) 



is very interesting, and leads us to exclaim with Thomson — 



" Nor, on its slender twigs 

 Low bending, be the full pomegranate scorned." 



EUGENIA UGNI. 

 I planted many trees of the Eugenia itgni (fig. 38/), which was said 

 to be hardy. However, every tree out of doors died. Those 

 which were protected yielded small berries of a pleasant 

 odour and somewhat of a turpentine taste. The general 

 verdict of those who have tasted the fruit is rather against 

 than for it, and in fact it has gone out of cultivation. It 

 may be propagated by seeds, and probably by cuttings, 



r iii. 307, 



Eugenia ugni. which I have never tried. The late Sir W. Dilke took 

 great pains to bring this fruit into general use. 



THE CAPE GOOSEBERRY. 



The Cape Gooseberry {Physalis edulis, 

 fig. 388) is another unimportant plant, the fruit 

 of which some people like. It may be easily 

 grown out of doors or in the orchard-house 

 during summer, or in the greenhouse during 

 winter, and gives abundant fruit It may 

 readily be raised from seed and propagated by cuttings. 



THE CRANBERRY. 

 I have made great efforts to grow both the American and English 

 Cranberry {Oxycoccus), with very limited success, and I have pursued 



Fig. 3S8.— Cape Gooseberry. 



