Mishnah for Kelim 17:5

הָרִמּוֹן שֶׁאָמְרוּ, לֹא קָטָן וְלֹא גָדוֹל אֶלָּא בֵינוֹנִי. וּלְמָה הֻזְכְּרוּ רִמּוֹנֵי בָדָאן, שֶׁיְּהוּ מְקַדְּשִׁין כָּל שֶׁהֵן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי אוֹמֵר, לְשַׁעֵר בָּהֶן אֶת הַכֵּלִים. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, לְכָךְ וּלְכָךְ הֻזְכְּרוּ, לְשַׁעֵר בָּהֶן אֶת הַכֵּלִים, וְיִהְיוּ מְקַדְּשִׁין כָּל שֶׁהֵן. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, לֹא הֻזְכְּרוּ רִמּוֹנֵי בָדָאן וַחֲצִירֵי גֶבַע, אֶלָּא שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מִתְעַשְּׂרִין וַדַּאי בְּכָל מָקוֹם:

The pomegranate that is spoken of is neither small nor big, but medium-sized. Why is a Badan pomegranate mentioned? Because they consecrate [i.e., if they are <em>orlah</em> they forbid a mixture to which they are added] even with the smallest amount, these are the words of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri says, to measure the utensils with them. Rabbi Akiva says, they were mentioned for both reasons, to measure the utensils with them and because they consecrate even with the smallest amount. Rabbi Yose said, Badan pomegranates and Geba leeks were only mentioned because they need to be tithed with certainty in every case [e.g., when bought from <em>amei ha'aretz</em>].

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