This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[Span.] A kind of lily peculiar to North America. Some kinds have underground stems and dagger-like leaves; others have palm-like stems crowned with dense tufts of leaves. They yield coarse fibres used for ropes and cloth, and are grown as ornamental plants. The plant is popularly called "Adam's Needle."
 
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