AMO MALES. 



471 



Of the exotics, Ccdogyne, Lalia, Cattleya, etc., are to be seen in conserva- 

 tories. 



Tribe VII. Malaxidece, with a single dor- 

 sal, terminal, or anterior anther, which contains four 

 stalkless, waxy pollen masses, not provided with a 

 viscid disc. 



Calypso, Liparis, Corallarhiztt, and other genera 

 occur in the United States ; the last named appears 

 to be parasitic. Among the many exotics may be 

 mentioned Bulbophyllum, Dertdrobium, Malaxis, 

 etc. 



565. Cohort XTV. Amomales. Herbs 

 (some almost arbores- 

 cent) with hexamerous 

 and mostly zygomor- 

 phic perianth ; sta- 

 mens six, generally 

 from one to five only 

 polliniferous. 



Order Bromeliacese. 



The Pine-apple Family. 



Distinguished from the 



next by the regular flow- 



ers and six perfect sta- 



mens. About two hundred 



species of almost entirely 



tropical plants constitute 



this order. But one genus 



(^Misrepresented 



in the Southern United 



States ; of the eight or ten 



native species, the Long Moss (T. usneoides) of the 



Southern Atlantic coast is the best known. It is 



used in upholstery and in the manufacture of mat- 



tresses. 



Ananassa sativa, the Pine-apple, supposed to be 



a native of Brazil, is now cultivated throughout the 



world. In cool climates it is grown in hot-houses, 



and it is said that these are much better than those 



grown out of doors in warm climates. The fleshy 



fruits are aggregated into solid cone-like masses (Fig. 

 Fig. 3&3. Ripened 864), the well-known Pine-apples of commerce. 

 op!'7anSwingthe Order Scitamineee. The Banana Family, with 

 6eeds - zygomorphic perianth, and one to five, very rarely 



^ix, perfect stamens. Three sub-orders are well marked. 



awa sativa) terminated 

 a tuft of leave8 ' 



