CHAPTER VIII 



Miscellaneous 

 Pineapple, Ananus Sativus 



The following terms are used more or less generally in 

 the United States in connection with the pineapple industry. 



Rattoons. When a tud occurs in the underground portion 

 df a pineapple stem It produces roots "by the time it gets to 

 ■fae 12 to 15 inches high. These make strong, vigorous plants, 

 and are left in the field undistWbed unless too many occur 

 together. 



Suckers, Plants produced from buds that originate from 

 a portion of the stem ahove ground. These are nourished from 

 the plain plant and are late in producing their own roots if 

 they remain attached to the parent plant. They are the usual 

 commercial commodity. In "buying pineapple plants, suckers 

 are understood unless otherv^ise stated. 



Slips. These are plants that originate from "buds pro- 

 duced at the "base of the fruit. There is great variation as 

 to the numlDer of slips produced "by different varieties and "by 

 different specimens of the same variety. Slips usually remain 

 on the plant after the crop has "been gathered, and often grow 

 to "be 8 to 12 inches long toy winter. In the common varieties 



