a. p. \r. Collection. PlaTE CXIX 



Ananas satiz'iis. 



PINEAPPLE. 



This variety of the pineapple plant was grown at an early date 

 in these Islands, and until the new and spineless forms were in- 

 troduced was the only quality offered in the fruit markets. It is 

 now cultivated but little, and is often found growing wild. The 

 rosette at the head of the fleshy fruit has numerous thorny leaves. 

 The fruit is much smaller than those of the thornless varieties, 

 but it has a very sweet flavor. 



