. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. AMOMALES. 471 '% Of the exotics, Ccdogyne, Lmlia, Cattleyn, etc., are to be seen in conBerva- tories. Tribe VII. MulaocidecB, with a single dor- sal, terminal, or anterinr anther, which contains four stalkless, waxy pollen masses, not provided with a viscid disc. Calypso, Liparis, OoraMorhiza, and other genera occur in the United States ; the last named appears to be parasitic. Among the many exotics may be mentioned Bulhopliyllum, Dendrobium, Malaxii, etc. 565. Cohort Xrv. Amomales.—Herbs (some almost arbores- cent) with hexamerous and mostly zy
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. AMOMALES. 471 '% Of the exotics, Ccdogyne, Lmlia, Cattleyn, etc., are to be seen in conBerva- tories. Tribe VII. MulaocidecB, with a single dor- sal, terminal, or anterinr anther, which contains four stalkless, waxy pollen masses, not provided with a viscid disc. Calypso, Liparis, OoraMorhiza, and other genera occur in the United States ; the last named appears to be parasitic. Among the many exotics may be mentioned Bulhopliyllum, Dendrobium, Malaxii, etc. 565. Cohort Xrv. Amomales.—Herbs (some almost arbores- cent) with hexamerous and mostly zygomor- phic perianth; sta- mens six, generally from one to five only polliniferouR. Order Bromeliacese. —The Pine-apple Family. Distinguisbed from the next by the regular flow- ers and six perfect sta- mens. About two hundred species of almost entirely tropical plants constitute this order. But one genus (Tillandsia) is represented in the Southern United States ; of the eight or ten native species, the Long Moss (T. usmeoides) of the Southern Atlantic coast is the best known. It ia used in upholstery and in the manufacture of mat- tresses. Ananaasa sativa, the Pine-apple, supposed to be a native of Brazil, is now cultivated throughout the world. In cool climates it is grown in hot-houses, and it is said that these are much better than those grown out of doors in warm climates.,. The fleshy fruits are aggregated into solid cone-like masses (Fig. Pig. 363.—Eipened 364), the well-known Pine-apples of commerce. openedshowmg?lie Order Scitaminese.—The Banana Family, with *^^'i^' zygomorphic perianth, and one to five, very rarely -Bix, perfect stamens. Three sub-r'-ders are well marked. >i. \ffl Fig. 364. — Spike of the fruits of the Piue-apple (An- anaasa saUva) terminated by a tuft of leavee. m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations ma
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