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3. Zingiber officinale, Rox. 



Ginger. Cultivated. E. India. The members of this order are 

 used as aromatic stimulants, in medicine In some forms of dyspepsia ; 

 used as condiment. 



Order III. MUSACEAE. 



1. Musa paradisiaca, L. 



Plantain. Originally from the E. Indies. 



2. M. sapientum, L. 



Banana. Originally from the E. Indies. These two fruits are 

 too well known to require descrijition. From the leaf-stalks of other 

 members of this order, wood-fibre is prepared. 



Order IV. BROMELIACEAE. 



1. Ananassa sativa, Lindley. 



Pine-apple, from Brazil originally. Extensively cultivated for 

 export. Grows best in a peculiar red soil formed by the disintegra- 

 tion of the coral rock, and occurring most extensively in Abaco, 

 Eleuthera, Cat Island and Long Island. 



2. Bromelia Pinguin, L. 



Wild Pine, Pinguin. Indigenous. Good fibre is obtained from 

 the leaves. The fruit is the size of a plum, and is an excellent 

 vermifuge. 



3. Tillandsia utriculata, L. 

 Wild Pine. Indigenous. 



4. T. usneoides, L. 



Old Man's Beard. Florida Moss. West Indies and Southern 

 States. 



5. T. fasciculata, Sw. (Swains.) 

 Wild Pine. Indigenous. 



6. T. recurvata, L. (Griseb.) 

 Wild Pine. Indigenous. 



7. T. bulbosa, Hook. 



Wild Pine. Abaco. {Herrick) 



8. T. canescens, Sw.? 



Wild Pine. Abaco. {HerrUk.) 



9. Catopsis nutans, Gris. ? 



Epiphytic Bromeliad, Wild Pine. Abaco. [Herrick.) Many 

 plants in this order yield very fine silky fibres. The unripe fruit of 



