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shaft 60 to 120 em. high. On the top of the head, or pineapple, a rosette of stiff 
leaves is borne. The same stalk does not bear a second time, but a new shoot may 
arise and bear another. The species is propagated from the suckers or by removing 
the crown and planting it insand. This should be done during the rainy season. 
The adventitious sprouts of the stump of the fruit will also yield a growth of young 
plants if the stump be planted and kept moist. 
In Guam pineapples of excellent quality are produced. When once established 
the plants continue to reproduce for years, though frequent replanting and change 
of soil is recommended. Patches of pineapples are often found growing on the sites 
of abandoned ranches. The first ripens in May and June. 
The leaf yields a fine silky fiber, which in the Philippine Islands is woven into 
beautiful gauzy fabrics. In Guam it is twisted by hand and made into the finer 
kinds of cast nets for fishing. Sometimes single fibers are used by the natives in 
lieu of thread for sewing or for wrapping cigars. 
REFERENCES: 
Ananas ananas (L.) Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 466. 1880-1888, as Ananassa ananas. 
Bromelia ananas LL. Sp. Pl. 1: 285. 1743. 
Ananas sativus Schult. Syst. 77: 1283. 1830. 
Ananassa sativa. Same as -lnanas anenas. 
Anaoso (Samoa). See Guilandina crista, 
Andropogon acicularis. Same as Andropogon aciciulatus. 
Andropogon aciculatus. AWNED BEARDGRASS. 
Family Poaceae. 
LocaL NAMEs.—Amores secos (Philippines, Guam); Piipii (Hawaii). 
A vrass with spikelets occurring in pairs, at each node of a jointed hairy rachis, one 
sessile and perfect, the other with a pedicel; stem creeping and branching below, 
leaves short, sheaths terete, panicle very narrow, callus very long, acicular. 
Collected in Guam by Gaudichaud. Common on the island and furnishing good 
pasture, but disagreeable on account of its adherent awns. It is widely spread in 
Polynesia, Australia, India, and China, In the Philippines the straw is used for 
making hats and mats. 
REFERENCES: 
Andropogon aciculatus Retz. Obs. 5: 22. 1789. 
Andropogon chloridiformis. Same as Dimeria chloridiformis, 
Andropogon nardus. LEMON-GRASS. 
LocaL NAMgEs.—Junquillo oloroso (Spanish); Tanglad (Philippines). 
A fragrant, lemon-scented grass, said to have been introduced into Guam from the 
Caroline Islands. In Guam the natives plant it near their houses, where it grows in 
tufts to the height of 90 to 120 cm. 
It yields an essential oil, which is used in perfumery, and is known as ‘‘oil of 
verbena” or “‘citronella.’”’ It is also applied externally as a stimulant in rheumatic 
affections. In India a sort of tea is made of the fresh young leaves, and the white 
center of the succulent stems is used to impart a flavor to curries. The grass is too 
coarse to be eaten by cattle except when young. 
REFERENCES: 
Andropogon nardus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1046. 1753. 
Angilao (Guam). See Grewia multiflora. 
Angiopteris evecta. GIANT FERN, PLATE XXXII. 
Family Marattiaceae. 
Loca NAMEs.—Nase, Fa’angiise (Samoa). 
A fern-like plant with enormous fronds and a fleshy stem 1 to 2 meters high, growing 
indamp situations. It is distinguished by having the sporangia inclosed in capsules, 
