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than forty-two (42) per cent of starch, not more than eight (8) 

 per cent of crude fiber, not more than eight (8) per cent of total 

 ash, not more than one (i) per cent of hme, and not more than 

 three (3) per cent of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid. 



21. Limed or bleached ginger is whole ginger coated with 

 carbonate of lime and contains not more than ten (10) per cent 

 of ash, not more than four (4) per cent of carbonate of lime, 

 and conforms in other respects to the standard for ginger. 



22. Horse-radish is the root of Roripa armor acia (L.) Hitch- 

 cock either by itself or ground and mixed with vinegar. 



23. Mace is the dried arillus of Myristica fragrans Houttuyn 

 and contains not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty 

 (30) per cent of nonvolatile ether extract, not more than three 

 (3) per cent of total ash, not more than five-tenths (0.5) per 

 cent of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid, and not more than 

 ten (10) per cent of crude fiber. 



24. Macassar or Papua mace is the dried arillus of Myristica 

 argentea Warb. 



25. Bombay mace is the dried arillus of Myristica malabarica 

 Lamarck. 



26. Marjoram is the leaf, flower, and branch of Majorana 

 majorana (L.) Karst. 



27. Mustard seed is the seed of Sinapis alba L. (white mus- 

 tard), Brassica nigra (L.) Koch (black mustard), or Brassica 

 juncea (L.) Cosson (black or brown mustard). 



28. Groimd mustard is a powder made from mustard seed, 

 with or without the removal of the hulls and a portion of the 

 fixed oil, and contains not more than two and five-tenths (2.5) 

 per cent of starch and not more than eight (8) per cent of total 

 ash. 



29. Nutmeg is the dried seed of Myristica fragrans Houttuyn 

 deprived of its testa, with or without a thin coating of lime, and 

 contains not less than twenty-five (25) per cent of nonvolatile 

 ether extract, not more than five (5) per cent of total ash, not 

 more than five-tenths (0.5) per cent of ash insoluble in hydro- 

 chloric acid, and not more than ten (10) per cent of crude fiber. 



30. Macassar, Papua, male, or long nutmeg is the dried seed 

 of Myristica argentea Warb. deprived of its testa. 



