The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1916)
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f 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… … Fig. 448. Nutmeg {Myri-stica jragrans), enclosedin mace or arillus andshell or spermoderm.Natural size. (Moeller.)