 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - Geography - 1868 - 580 pages
...polished nut, surrounded by a finely branching aril — the " mace " — of a bright vermilion. In this condition it is probably by far the most beautiful...this drying process its bright colouring changes to a dull yellow. It is now ready to be packed in casks and sent to market. The black, shining part seen... | |
 | Albert Smith Bickmore - Indonesia - 1868 - 636 pages
...black, polished nut, surrounded by a fine branching aril — the " mace " — of a bright vermilion. In this condition it is probably by far the most beautiful...removed, the mace is carefully taken off and dried on large, shallow bamboo baskets in the son. During this process its bright color changes to a dull yellow.... | |
 | Albert Smith Bickmore - Indonesia - 1869 - 630 pages
...black, polished nut, surrounded by a fine branching aril — the " mace " — of a bright vermilion. In this condition it is probably by far the most beautiful...removed, the mace is carefully taken off and dried on large, shallow bamboo baskets in the THE LONTAR PALM. From a slietcj by r.nlideii Saleh. sun. During... | |
 | English literature - 1869 - 588 pages
...time when it is gathered — the bright vermilion 'mace' surrounding the black polished nut within — it is ' probably by far the most beautiful fruit in the whole vegetable kingdom.' It is principally gathered twice a year, September and June, and the trees bear abundantly season after season.... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Oceania - 1880 - 594 pages
...In this stage it may fairly be described as the most beautiful fruit in the cornucopia of Pomona ! It is now picked by means of a small basket fastened to the end of a long bamboo. The epicarp being removed, the mace is carefully taken off and dried in the sun, which changes its bright... | |
 | Charles Marion Tyler - Ethnology - 1885 - 392 pages
...mace. In this stage it may be fairly described as the most beautiful fruit in the cornucopia of Pomona. It is now picked by means of a small basket fastened to the end a long bamboo. The epicarp being removed, the mace is carefully taken off and dried in the sun, which... | |
 | Charles Marion Tyler - Oceania - 1887 - 392 pages
...mace. In this stage it may be fairly described as the most beautiful fruit in the cornucopia of Pomona. It is now picked by means of a small basket fastened to the end a long bamboo. The epicarp being removed, the mace is carefully taken off and dried in the sun, which... | |
 | Charles Marion Tyler - Oceania - 1892 - 426 pages
...mace. In this stage it may be fairly described as the most beautiful fruit in the cornucopia of Pomona. It is now picked by means of a small basket fastened to the end a long bamboo. The epicarp being removed, the mace is carefully taken off and dried in the sun, which... | |
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mace " — of a bright vermilion. In this condition it is probably by far the most beautiful fruit in the whole vegetable kingdom. It is now picked by means of a small basket fastened to the end of a long bamboo. The outer part being removed, the mace... 