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diseases that impede its growth in other places. All the year round 

 — as seems fitting in these Gardens of Eden — it is in fruit and 



FRUIT OF THE NUTMEG, SPLITTING AND SHOWING MACE. 



flower, and any and every day the natives may be seen gathering 

 the peach-like-looking spice. This is done with a special 

 instrument — a bamboo pole with a hook, and a basket near the top 

 which catches the fruit as it is detached. The fleshy exocarp is for 



