. The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures . odcrm, and true macethe arillus or seed mantle, of a tree {Myristica jragrans Houtt.) indi^^e-nous to the Moluccas and introduced into Java, Borneo, Sumatra, andother regions of the East Indies, as well as into Trinidad, Jamaica, and other West Indian Islands. To-day, as in colonial timesthe Banda Islands produce a large part of the worlds supply of these ^3- SPICES AND CONDIMENTS spices, particularly the better grades, the term Banda as applied toeither nutme
. The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures . odcrm, and true macethe arillus or seed mantle, of a tree {Myristica jragrans Houtt.) indi^^e-nous to the Moluccas and introduced into Java, Borneo, Sumatra, andother regions of the East Indies, as well as into Trinidad, Jamaica, and other West Indian Islands. To-day, as in colonial timesthe Banda Islands produce a large part of the worlds supply of these ^3- SPICES AND CONDIMENTS spices, particularly the better grades, the term Banda as applied toeither nutmeg or mace being a mark of superiority. In general appearance the tree resembles the orange tree, havingshining deep-green leaves. It is dioecious, but to facilitate fertilizationit is a common practice to graft staminate branches on the pistillate trees. The nutmeg fruit resembles a peach in shape and size. On ripeningthe fleshy pericarp splits into two halves, disclosing the dark-brown seedclosely clasped by the deep-red branching arillus (Fig. 448). The mace is removed whole, dried in the sun, and sometimes sprinkled. Fig. 448. Nutmeg {Myri-stica jragrans), enclosedin mace or arillus andshell or size. (Moeller.)
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