PINE-APPLE PLANT.- 



ANANAS. 



A Species of the Bromelia, and of the Class 

 Ilexandria Monogynia. Natural Order, 



Coronaritf, 



THIS delicious fruit takes its name of pine-ap- 

 ple from the resemblance it bears to the cones 

 of the pine-tree. It is considered the king of 

 fruits, being second to none in flavour, and 

 always appearing at table with a crown. 



The ananas is an herbaceous plant, with 

 leaves somewhat resembling those of the 

 aloe. It grows wild, in vast abundance, in 

 many parts of Africa and South America; 

 and is cultivated in the hotter islands of the 

 West Indies, where it requires but little at- 

 tention to procure this elegant fruit in per- 

 fection and plenty. 



In Jamaica, pine-apples have become 

 so prolific, that they are often used to flavour 

 rum, and a wine is made from the fermented 

 juice of the sweeter sorts, nearly equal to 



