Show the artre rT re the nutmeg is the kernel of the fruit of deverel species of trees growing wild in asia africa and america the cultivated nutmeg tree is from fifty to seventy five feet high and produces fruit for years the fruit is of the size and appearance of a pear yellow in color the fleshy part of tha fruit is rather hard and resembles candied citron within is the nut enveloped in the canous yellowish red aril known to us aa mace up to 1796 the dutch being in pest pasion of the islands producing tha only valuable variety of the nutmeg jealously tried to prevent the carrying of the tree or a living seed of it into any territory independent of dutch rule boods and beverages |