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thirty feet, or more, and a mass of three or four together in full 
bloom renders it one of the most beautiful plants in the Island. It 
grows well and readily on the somewhat barren land, and might be 
largety cultivated for the sake of the fibre it yields. About two tons 
of this fibre was prepared by hand, and exported from the Island 
during the year 1870, and realized in England 35/. to 40/. per ton. 
The plant itself is used for live fencing, and the dry flower-stems 
for various purposes, from rafters for a cottage roof to razor-strops. 
Eot. Mag. 2250. — Hab. Tropical America. 
Hsemantlius, Linn. 
751. H. toxicarius, Thunb. — Book Lily; a plant or two in 
gardens on the high land. Bot. Mag. 1217. — Hab. Cape of Good 
Hope. 
Narcissus, Linn. 
752. N. Jonquilla, Linn. — Yellow Narcissus; grows wild and 
is common about gardens, &c. Alt. 3 - 8. Bot. Mag. 15. — Hab. 
Spain. 
753. N. biflorus, Linn. — White Narcissus ; more abundant than 
the other species, grows wild and is common about the spots where 
gardens have once existed. Alt. 2 to 4. — Hab. S. Europe, &c. 
Pancratium, Linn. 
754. P. littorale, Jacq. — White streamer-flowered Lily ; grows 
cultivated and is rather common in gardens, Maldivia, Plantation, &c. 
Alt. '6 to 3-8. Bot. Mag. 1879. — Hab. S. America. 
111. Bromeli ace/e {Pine- Apple Family). 
Ananassa, Lindl. 
755. A. sativa, Lindl. — The Pine Apple is cultivated in some of 
the high land gardens, but, although it fruits, it does not come to 
perfection. — Hab. S. America. 
Bromelia, Linn. 
756. B. Pinguin, Linn. — Recently introduced from the Royal 
Gardens at Kew. — Hab. W. Indies. 
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