THE MOLUCCAS 



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hands of large proprietors. The trees are in fruit and 

 blossom during the greater part of the year, and hear the 



^•x:'nIEG fruit, splitting and showing mace. 



peach-like fruit at the end of the shoots. The fleshy 

 exocarp is thrown away, the mace is removed and dried 

 in ovens, and the nut is kept to dry slowly, enclosed in 



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