Provo Daily Enquirer | 1891-01-20 | Page 1 | How Nutmegs Grow

how nutmeg graer nutmegs and mace two of the principal spices of commerce grow in tho same pod tho tiny tree upon which they grow is almost identical with a pear tree two three years old the nut nip is the t he or seed of tho fruit which is about the size of an ordinary hens egg the best comparison of the fruit would bo with tho hickory nut in ripening abo outside open showing the nutmeg in a irbin lacy covering which is tho mace it is found in all the tropical islands ica and asia the most fruitful trees growing in jamaica some of them yielding as many as nutmegs in a year