THE POMEGRANATE. 
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southern garden. If raised in large quantities there, it would 
become a valuable fruit for sending to the northern cities, as it 
is now constantly sent from the south of Europe to Paris and 
London. Hedges are very often made of it near Genoa and 
Nice. 
Propagation and Culture. This tree is readily propa- 
gated by cuttings, layers, suckers, or seeds. When by seeds, 
they should be sown directly after they ripen, otherwise they 
seldom vegetate. Any good, rich garden soil answers well for 
the Pomegranate ; and, as it produces little excess of wood, it 
needs little more in the way of pruning than an occasional thin- 
ning out of any old or decaying branches. 
Varieties. There are several varieties. The finest, viz.: 
1. The Sweet-Fruited Pomegranate ( Grenadier a Fruit 
Doux ), with sweet and juicy pulp. 
2. The Sub- Acid Fruited Pomegranate ; the most com- 
mon variety cultivated in gardens. 
3. The Wild, or Acid-Fruited Pomegranate, with a sharp, 
acid flavour ; which makes an excellent syrup. 
Besides these, there are several double-flowering varieties ol 
the Pomegranate, which are very beautiful, but bear no fruit. 
They are also rather more tender than the fruit-bearing ones. 
The finest are the Double Bed Pomegranate, with large and 
very splendid scarlet blossoms, and the Double White Pome- 
granate, with flowers nearly white. There" are also the rarer 
varieties, the Yellow Flowered and the Variegated Flow- 
ered Pomegranate — seldom seen here, except in choice green- 
house collections. 
