. Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics. Shrubs Tropics. SOME ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR THE TROPICS 121 The scientific name comes from two Latin words meaning apple of Carthage and indicates its early culture in the Mediterranean region. It is apparently native to the foothills of the Himalayas. Its edible fruits were carried by travelers to all parts of the world early in the period of colonization. Now this species is well known wherever conditions permit its growth. While the pomegranate can be pruned to eventually form a tree, it is normally a much-branched shrub 6 to 12 feet high. A dwarf va
. Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics. Shrubs Tropics. SOME ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR THE TROPICS 121 The scientific name comes from two Latin words meaning apple of Carthage and indicates its early culture in the Mediterranean region. It is apparently native to the foothills of the Himalayas. Its edible fruits were carried by travelers to all parts of the world early in the period of colonization. Now this species is well known wherever conditions permit its growth. While the pomegranate can be pruned to eventually form a tree, it is normally a much-branched shrub 6 to 12 feet high. A dwarf variety is a very slow grower and can be grown in tubs. Pome- granates can be grown in relatively dry regions in full sunlight. Since it is sometimes thorny, it can serve both as an ornamental and as a barrier hedge. The plants can be sheared occasionally with benefit or cut back to make a denser growth than that shown in the accompanying figure. The fruits contain many seeds, each surrounded by an edible pulp. A cooling drink sometimes known as grenadine, is made from the pulp with the addition of water and sugar. In fact this is the best way of utilizing the fruit as the numerous seeds make it difficult to eat out of hand. The flowers are usually a brilliant orange-red or scarlet, but yellow and white varieties are also available. Most ornamental varieties are double flowered and do not form fruit. The fruits are bright orange-red, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and carry the sepals at the flower end even at maturity. The 2- to 4-inch leaves are tapered at both ends. They are opposite or clustered at branch tips and have smooth margins. Fruiting varieties may be grown from seeds, but superior quality plants and the double-flowered varieties must be grown from cuttings. Pyracantha crenulata (Roxb.) Roem. Nepal Firethorn (fig. 77) Rosaceae. FIGURE 77.—The orange-yellow fruits of Pyracantha crenulata develop in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
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