Tas. 5025, 
ANANAS BRACTEATUS. 
Scarlet Pine-apple. 
Nat. Ord. BromELIAcEH.—HeExanprta Monoeynta. 
Gen. Char. Perigonii superi sexpartiti Jacinia exteriores calycine erecte, in- 
teriores petaloidee erectie, ligulate, basi intus bisquamose, squamis tubulosis. 
Stamina 6, epigyna, perigonii laciniis interioribus opposita; filamentis inter ea- 
rundem squamas retentes, antheris linearibus erectis. Ovarium inferum, trilocu- 
lare. Ovula in placenta palmatifida, ex apice anguli centralis loculorum pro- 
tuberante pendula. Stylus filiformis ; stigmata 3, carnosula, erecta, fimbriata. 
Bacce inter se et cum bracteis in syncarpium conferruminate, loculis plerumque 
abortivis aspermis, rarissime bi-triloculares. Semina in loculis solitaria, ex apice 
loculorum pendula, ovoidea, compressiuscula, festa membranacea, fusca, striata, 
rhaphe fascieeformi alba umbilicum basilarem chalazz apicali tuberculiformis jun- 
gente. Hmbryo minimus, in basi albuminis farinacei rectus, extremitate radicu- 
lari umbilicum attingente, supera.—Herbee Americane (?) per tropicos totius orbis 
diffuse ; foliis linearibus integerrimis vel spinuloso-serratis ; florum spica densa, de- 
mum carnosa, connata, sepe coma foliorum terminata. Endl. ° 
Ananas éracteatus ; foliis spinoso-serratis, bracteis foliaceis coloratis. Lindl. 
Ananasa bracteatus. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1081. 
Ananas bracteatus. Rem. et Schult. Syst. Veget. v. 7. p. 1286. 
Nana,,sew Ananas. “Marcgraaf, Hist. 1. cap. 16 (eacl. ic.).” 
** Scarlet-leaved Pine. Hortulan.” 
Highly ornamental a plant as this is to our stoves in the 
summer months, it is nevertheless doubtful to us if it should be 
considered in any other light than one of many varieties of the 
Common Pine-apple (Azanas sativus). That species is indeed 
characterized by the flowers “coma terminati.” Even in our 
plant there is an incipient “coma,” which in Dr. Lindley’s figure 
/. c. is more fully developed. Our plants have not yet produced 
eatable fruit ; but we are informed by Dr. Lindley that “ the great 
merit of this species (Ananas bracteatus) consists in the clear deep 
crimson bractez of the flowering spike, which retain their colour, 
although less brilliant in the ripe fruit; ‘he latter, however, 18 80 
good, that no collection of Pines should be without the species.” 
JANUARY Ist, 1858. 
