Myristica
(from myristikos, smelling of myrrh, from myron, myrrh). Nutmeg. The only genus of ORD. Myristiceae (which see for characters, &c.). The under-mentioned stove evergreen tree is the only species which calls for description here. It thrives in a sandy-loam and fibry-peat compost. Propagated by cuttings of ripened shoots, inserted in sand, under a bell glass, in bottom heat.
M. fragrans (fragrant). True Nutmeg. fl. pale yellow. June. fr. very much like a Peach, having a longitudinal groove on one side. l. alternate, entire, oblong, aromatic. h. 30ft. Indian Archipelago, 1795. "The Nutmeg consists of the albumen or perisperm, with the embryo at one end, and is covered by a thin membrane, which adheres closely to its surface, and projects into the substance of the albumen, thereby giving it the mottled appearance for which it is so remarkable" (Masters). SYN. M. moschata. (B. M. P1. 218.) M. moschata (musk). A synonym of M. fragrans.