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sliaft 60 to 120 cm. high. (Jn the top of the heml, or pineapjilo, 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 ])lanting it in sand. Tliis should l)c done during the rainy season. 

 The adventitious sprouts of the stump of the fruit will also yield a growth of young 

 jilants if the stump be planted and kept moist. 



In Guam pineapples of excellent quality are produced. When once established 

 tiu" ]dants continue to reiiroduce for years, though frequent replanting and change 

 of soil is reconuuended. I'atches of pineapi)les are often found gi'owiug on the sites 

 of aliandoned ranches. The first ripens in May and June. 



The leaf yields a tine silky liber, which in the Phi]i])])ine 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 ])y the natives in 

 Hen of thread for sewing or for wrapping cigars. 

 References: 



Ananas ananas (L. ) Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 406. lSS0-bS83, as Anaiiassa ananas. 



Bromelia ananas L. Sp. PI. 1: 285. 1753. 



Ananas sativm Schult. Syst. 7 '': 1283. 1830. 



Ananassa sativa. Same as Ananas ananas. 



Anaoso (Samoa). See GuUandina crista. 



Andropog-Qii acicularis. Same as Andrnpogon arindati(s. 



Andropogon aciculatus. Awned beardgrass. 



Family Poaceae. 



Local names. — Amores secos (Philippines, Guam); Piipii (Hawaii). 

 A grass with sx^ikelets occurring in jiairs, 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 acirv]atits Retz. Obs. 5: 22. 1789. 



Andropogon chloridiformis. Same as Dimeria chloridifonnis. 



Andropogon nardus. Lemon-grass. 



Local names. — 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 stinuilant in rlieumatic 

 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: 



A)idrupogon nardus L. Sp. PL 2: 1046. 1753. 

 Angilao (Guam). See Grevna multiflora. 



Angiopteris evecta. Giant fern. Plate xxxii. 



Family ]\Iarattiaceae. 



Local NA>rKs. — Nase, Fa'angase (Samoa). 

 A fern-like {)lant with enormous fronds and a fleshy stem 1 to 2 meters high, growing 

 in damp situations. It is distinguished by having the sporangia inclosed in capsules. 



