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Myristicacea or Nutmeg Family. An order of apetalous trees 

 comprising the single genus Myristica, of about 80 species. 



Myristica. A large tropical genus of fragrant, apetlaous trees 

 the nutmegs coextensive with the nutmeg family, having alternate, 



PIG. 187. Jateorhiza palmata Portion of vine. Note tendril for winding 

 about a support as this plant climbs. (Sayre.) 



entire, often punctate leaves, small dicceious regular flowers, and a 

 succulent, two-valved, one-celled fruit with a solitary seed, usually 

 covered by a fleshy arillus. 



M. fragrans, a handsome tree, 20 to 30 feet high, of the Malay 

 archipelago, supplies the nutmegs and mace of commerce. 



