. The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures . Fig. 449. Nut-meg. Seed,natural size.(Moeller.). Fig. 45c. Nutmeg. Cross sec-tion showing shell (spermo-derm), dark veins (peris-pcrm) and starch tissue(endosperm). Slightlyen-larged. (Berg.) with salt to insure its keeping. When ready for the market it varies froma buff to a brown color according to the variety and the care taken incuring. The seed is also dried, after which the loose nutmeg is removedfrom the hard, dark-brown, shining spermoderm. The latter is 1-2
. The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures . Fig. 449. Nut-meg. Seed,natural size.(Moeller.). Fig. 45c. Nutmeg. Cross sec-tion showing shell (spermo-derm), dark veins (peris-pcrm) and starch tissue(endosperm). Slightlyen-larged. (Berg.) with salt to insure its keeping. When ready for the market it varies froma buff to a brown color according to the variety and the care taken incuring. The seed is also dried, after which the loose nutmeg is removedfrom the hard, dark-brown, shining spermoderm. The latter is 1-2 thickness, furrowed on the outer surface with the imprint of the mace,and marked with a band-like raphe running from the hilum at the base tothe chalaza at the apex. The nutmeg (Fig. 449) is oval, of a cinnamon-brown color, and Ixars numerous longitudinal wrinkles on the surface,as well as a groove corresponding to the position of the raphe. Cross-sections (Fig. 450) show a beautiful marbk-d appearance caused by thedark-brown branches of the perisperni ptiietrating into the starchy endo-sperm. The relatively small embryo is situated at the base. It is the common pr
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