The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1916)
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of Myristica Mala-harica Lam., known as Bombay mace. Althougii this product is obtainedfrom a tree belonging to the same genus as true mace, it is nearly taste-less and has absolutely no value as a spice. The elongated nutmegof this species does not come into l^uropc or America. Bombay mace has… … BOMBAY MACE. 541 HISTOLOGY. Viewed in cross-setions (Fig. 458), the radial diameter of the epi-dermal cells {ep) is greater than the tangential, whereas in true macethe reverse is the case. So far as the cell-structure is concerned, thisdistinction is the most important, though it is not of use…
