The Pomegranate.
A Garden Corner
THE POMEGRANATE plant A goels back to very ancient times, Biblical reference to it being on record. It is, of course, a tropical subject, which accounts for its scarcity in our temperate regions, and although it should do well in warm positions in city gardens, we have to rel}’- on the warmer districts around the bays for the pleasure of seeing its gorgeous double scarlet blossoms. Such a one w T as brought in to me to-day from a Mount Pleasant garden. Even there its interesting and sweet fruits do not appear, but, like the scarlet Hibiscus, it is worth growing for its blaze of red, where it can be induced to flower. Punica granatum, the Punic apple, comes from Persia. The name is supposed to be derived from the word punicans, meaning ruddy. There is also a dwarfer form called P. nana. which used to be popular on the Continent as a greenhouse pot plant. The fruit of the pomegranate is essentially tropical, and greatly esteemed. It is about 3 inches across, with a tough, leathery rind, holding a clear pulp. The rind is rich in tannin, and is used in the production of Morocco leather. T. D. LENNIE.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20279, 13 April 1934, Page 9
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