On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:16:41 +0100, sam wrote:

Pam Moore wrote:
An elderly friend was yesterday showing me round her garden.
She pointed to one bush and said it was a "Nutmeg tree".
I KNOW it was not a proper nutmeg tree; I saw those in Barbados!
I didn't correct her as she seemed so proud of it.
The leaves were lilac shaped, but not glossy and stems droopy. I
couldn't look closely (visually impaired anyway!). It was about 1
metre tall.
Any ideas? I'm just curious.

Pam in Bristol


I had a little nut tree
Nothing would it bear.
Except a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear.
The king of Spain's daughter
came to visit me,
And all because of my little nut tree.

Thanks very much for that, Sam. It's a great help!

Pam in Bristol