. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 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 It has been used as a substitute for Boxwood, Buxus sempervirens Liimseus, by wood Fig. 654. — Pomegranate. As an economic plant it is of considerable importance. The fruit is especially valuable i
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 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 It has been used as a substitute for Boxwood, Buxus sempervirens Liimseus, by wood 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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