numbers after the winter rains. Seeds well. Bot. Mag. 733.—•
Hab.' W. Indies.
744. A. formosissima, Linn.—Dark-red Jacobea Lily ; grown
in gardens. Bot. Mag. 47.—Hab. N. America.
Agave, Linn.
745. A. americana, Linn. var. variegata.—Large variegated
green and yellow-leaved Aloe; grows very well to a large size at
Terrace Knoll, Southens, and other places. I t is the fermented juice
of this plant that furnishes the intoxicating Pulque of the Mexicans.
The expressed juice of the leaves evaporated is also useful as a substitute
for soap. The fibre of the leaf is extremely tough, and makes
excellent cordage. With little trouble or expense this useful plant
might be extensively grown in the Island. Although it has not
yet blossomed, it is easily propagated.
746. A. lurida, Jacq.—The common Fence Aloe; abundant
and growing wild everywhere, though it thrives best on the higher
land, at M., alt. 4. Planted in rows, it forms the most common
method of fencing lands, &c., in many parts of the Island. Flowers
and seeds freely. Bot. Mag. 1522.—Hab. Yera Cruz.
Crinum, Linn.
747. C. amabile, Don.—A reddish-purple-flowered Bulb or Lily,
growing not very abundantly in gardens on the high land.—Hab,
Sumatra.
748., C. asiaticum, Linn.—This handsome Lily grows in an
uncultivated state in many of the gardens as at Maldivia on the
low, and Terrace Knoll on the high land. C. to H. L.—Hab. Trop.
Asia, &c.
Doryanthes, Correa.
749. D. excelsa, Correa.—Gigantic L ily ; grows somewhat in
an uncultivated state, but not abundantly, on the high land at
Mount Pleasant, &c., where it occasionally flowers well, the stein
•attaining a height of twenty feet or more. Bot. Mag. 1685.—Hab.
N. S. Wales.
Fourcroya, Yent.
750. F. gigantea, Yent.—English Aloe; grows wild abundantly
throughout the Island. Its flowering stem rises to a height of
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. I t
grows well and readily on the somewhat barren land, and might be
largely 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.
Bot. Mag. 2250.—Hab. Tropical America.
Hsemanthus, 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 L ily ; grows
cultivated and is rather common in gardens, Maldivia, Plantation, &c.
Alt. -6 to 3-8. Bot. Mag. 1879.—Hab. S. America.
111. B r o m e l i a c e j s {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.