561 



p. 242). The fixed oil or " Nutmeg butter " obtained by expres- 

 sion while hot, is of a yellow colour, yield about 9 oz. from 2 lb 

 of nutmegs, 28 per cent. (Fliicldger & Hanbury, Phamiacog. 

 p. 507), used medicinally. There are specimens of oil of Nutmegs 

 (" Miniak Pala " of Banda Island), Nutmeg Butter, Mace Paste 

 and fruits from St. Lucia, British Guiana, Trinidad, Mauritius 

 and the usual trade sources in the Museum at Kew. 



Plants are propagated by seed, raised 



m 



permanent 



A distance 



of about 20-25 ft. is allowed between each tree and male trees 

 should be weeded out as early as possible after the first flowering, 

 to about one in ten or fifteen. The female trees begin to bear 

 at about 5 years old increasing in yield to maturity at about 

 20 years. The fruits ripen more or less throughout the year. 

 The nuts are dried as gathered, the shell removed and" the 



a J J 



mace " separated. Liming, as above described, if not done 

 before shipment is done to meet certain requirements of the 

 trade on arrival in the country of import; they are usually 

 graded according to size — so many per lb. 



The main requirements are a tropical climate, a good rainfall 

 —upwards of 100 in. and a rich well-di-ained soil. 



Apart from cultivation in regular plantations the tree is a- 

 handsome one and suitable for avenues and shelter belts. 



Fuller particulars are given in the illustrated works above 

 mentioned and in the following : 



i?6/.— " Myristica," Oleum Myristicae Expressum " and " Ma- 

 cis " m Pharmacographia, Fluckiger & Hanbury, pp. 502- 



509. "Nutmeg," in Cultural Industries for Queensland, 



Bernays, pp. 131-136 (Govt. Printer, Brisbane, 1883). 

 " Myristica fragrans " in Diet. Econ. Prod. India, Watt, v. part 1 



1891, pp. 311-314. "The Useful Varieties of Nutmegs," 



Warburg in Pharm. Journ. [3] xxiii. 1892, pp. 11-12. "The 



Poisonous Action of Nutmegs," Daschewski, Year Book, Phar- 

 macy, 1895, p. 139). ^Die Muskatnuss, Warburg, pp. 1-628, 



illustrated (Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1897). 



Myristica spp : The Fats of Indian Nutmegs, Hooper, Agric, 



Ledger, No. 3, 1907, pp. 17-24. "Notes on the Mace of 



Commerce," Holmes, in Museum Report, Pharm. Soc. Gt, 

 Britain. 1907-1 mo ,.,. '>4^27 ; "The Nutmegs of Commer-- " 



I.e. pp. 29-39. ." Nutmeg Cultivation," Agric. News, Barbados, 



1908, p. 75. " Myristica fragrans " in Comm. Prod. India, 



Watt, pp. 791-792. "Nutmegs of Commerce," Hohnes in 



Pharm. Journ. [4] xxviii. 1909, p. 419-430; pp. 459-461. 



The State of the Nutmeg Industry," in The Agric. News, 



Barbados, 1910, pp. 84-85. "Nutmegs and Mace," Bull. 



Imp. Inst. 1910, p. 3; 1912, pp. 43-44; 

 Mauritius. 



samnles from 



(Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London, 1912). " Nutme 



94- 



3Iace : Their History, Botany, and Cultivation," in The Chemist 

 & Druggist, Jan. 31st, 1914, pp. 160-162. 



