MELANTHIACEAE 
1. A. Ananas (L.) Lyons. Leaves. 35- 
50, crowded, 1-2 m. long, the marginal 
spines ked: stem erect: corolla white 
1—4 dm. long, fragrant.—(PINE-APPLE. ) 
—Pinelands and cultivated grounds, S 11a. 
As of trop. Am. and cult.—(W. I., 
, €. A., 8. A, 0. W.)—À tropieal 
s ae of the first order; in many 
a pos s pla: s not reproduce 
iaa 
eeds our area, 
originating f slips? Pd way 
n the area where it is eal ea may 
ndum: be found. 
Orper LILIALES — LILIAL ORDER 
Herbs, eommonly fleshy or grass-like, or vines or trees. Leaves with 
narrow or dilated blades, sometimes scale-like or terete. Flowers perfect, 
polygamous, or dioecious, complete, mostly regular. Perianth of 3-6 mem- 
bers which are usually in e into ealyx and corolla, sometimes 
partly united. Androecium of stamens. Gynoecium 3-earpellary or 
rarely 2-earpellary. Ovary Proc or essentially so. Fruit eapsular or 
baccate. 
Styles present, distinct or united: stigmas terminal. 
Styles ace capsule septicidal and rarely also 
loculicidal Fam. 1. MELANTHIACEAE. 
Styles. Bare often very "short or obsolete during 
nthesis : capsule primarily loculicidal. 
Sepals E petals chaffy, persistent, sometimes 
on arc 
marcesce 
Perianth firm and persistent: flowers in va- 
riously disposed clusters: stigmas elongate. Fam. 2. JUNCACEAE. 
P a h marcescent: flowers in a termin 
e-like panicle: sti gmas minute. Fam. 3. NARTHECIACEAE. 
Sepals And. petals not chaffy, deciduous. 
Her Rus with bulbs, rd z T de 
s with bulbs o 
itane in umbel: bee “first included in 
a. a aa. y a scarious 
am. 4. ALLIACEAE. 
Flowers solitary or racemose, without 
volu Fam. 5. LILIACEAE. 
Plants math onal rootstocks. Fam. 6. Co gar cn DICHA: 
Herbaceous or shrubby n with stout, 
often woody eau dior r tree 
Fleshy de style filiform: deat- blades 
spiny-to Fam. 7. ALOACEAE. 
Fibrous Dinas: “style short and stout, or 
obsolete mn E anthesis: leaf-blades ‘not 
sniny-toot am. 8. DRACAENACEAE. 
Styles wanting: ene introrse, sometimes elongated. 
Flowers perfec 
Gynoecium 3 -carpellary : fruit a berry Fam. 9. TRILLIACEAE. 
E 2- en fruit a Candle Fam.10. ROXBURGHIACEAE. 
Fam.11. SMILACACEAE. 
Flowers dioeci 
Faminy 1. MELANTHIACEAE—BuNCH-FLOWER FAMILY 
ennial herbs with long or short rootstocks. Leaves d 
iei aps all basal: blades flat or plieate. Flowers borne in a 
imple or branched inflorescence, or solitary. Perianth of 3 em and 
3 petals. Androecium of 6, or rarely 9-12 stamens. Gynoecium 3-car- 
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