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The Dictionary of Gardening. 



Ixo r a — CO n t inued, 



I. eminens (eminent), fl- at first clear buff, afterwards changing 

 to light salmon-pink, large. 1885. 



I« Findlayana (FinJIay's). Jt. white, very fragrant. East Indies, 

 1885. Shrub of free growth and short, stocky habit. , 



I* gemma (sem). Jl. rich orange-yellow, borne in large, compact 

 trusses. 1885. 



I. iUustris (brilliant). /. of a bright orange -salmon colour, pro- 

 duced in large trusses. 



I. insignls (remarkable). Jl. deep rosy-crimson, shaded orange, 

 disposed in a compact truss. Habit dwarf, 



L Morsel (Morsels). Jl. bright orange, sometimes shaded with 

 scarlet^ trusses large and well-formed. 188^. 



I, ornata (adorned). A variety producing a profusion of flowers 

 of a bright orange-salmon colour. 



I. speciosa (showy). Jl. buff, changing to orange -salmon. 1886. 



I. aplendida (splendid). Jl, brilliant orange-crimson, in large 

 corymbs. 1885. (I. II. 465.) 



I. veausta (charming). A. at first bright orange, afterwards 

 becoming salmon-buff, large. 



I, Westii (West's), fl. pale ro^e, becoming bright rose with age, 

 disposed in large, sub-globose trusses, 4in. to 6in. in diameter. 

 1882. Hybrid. 



JACOBINIA. To the spocies described on p. 20G, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added: 



J. MohintU (Mohintli). Jl. orange-yellow, axillary; corolla bi- 

 lHl'i;it«, tliu t'longated tube inflated above, the upper lip slightly 

 arrhed, the lower one curved in a spiral and three-toothed at 

 apex. I. ojiposite, elongate-ovate, entire, coriaceous, Mexico, 

 1886. A h.ilMiardy undershrub, of bushy habit. Syn. Serico- 

 graphic Moh'uUlL 



JASMINUM. To the species described on pp. 207-8, 

 Vol. II., the following" should now be added: 



J. angularo (anjrular-stemmed). Jl. white, disposed in terminal 

 cymes ; calyx teeth short, ovate, acute ; corolla tube lin. to l^in. 

 loiiiT, the limb of five or six spreading, lanceolate lobes. I. tri- 

 foUoIate. Stems angular. South Africa, 1886. An ornamental, 

 scrambling, greenhouse shrub. (B. M. 6865.) 



JUSTICZA. To the species described on p. 214, 



Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



J. campylostemon (cnrved-stamened). Jl. white, small, with 

 some purple spots on the disk of the middle lobe of the lower lip ; 

 free portion of the stamens curved inwards ; peduncles axillary, 

 mostly shorter than the leaves, one to several-flowered. Winter, 

 2. ovate or ovate -lanceolate, acuminate, bright green, glabrous 

 except on the nerves beneath. A. 2ft. Natal, 1885. 



CJCMFFERIA. To the species described on p. 214, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



K. atrovirena (dark green). Jl. violet-purple, l^in. in diameter, 

 the lip spotted yellowish at base ; spike few-flowered, shortly 

 exserted from the sheath. I. 2in. to 5in. long, l^in. to 2in. broad, 

 obliquely elliptic-oblong, acute, dark green above, rather paler 

 towards the margins, more or less suffused with purple beneath ; 

 petioles 4in. to 5in. long, channelled, sheathing at base. h. 9in, 

 Borneo, 1886, (I. H. 1886, 610.) 



K« seonnda (side-flowering). /I., calyx tubular, slender, split 

 above; corolla tube reddish, nearly lin. long, very slender, 

 curved, the lobes elliptic-oblong, acuminate ; lateral staminodes 

 broadly oblong or rounded, spreading, rather reflexed ; lip 

 rounded, shortly bifid or notched at end ; spike terminal, few- 

 cleft. September, /n three to four lines long, ovoid, many- 

 seeded. I. Sin. tojjin. long, the lower ones smaller, membranous, 

 oblitiuely lanceolate, caudate-acuminate. Assam and Khasia 

 Mountains, 1887. (B. M. 69S9.) 



KAIiANCHOE. To the species described on p. 216, 

 Vol. II., the following" should now be added : 



K. carnea (flesh-colonred). ^ pink, fragrant, Jin. in diameter, 

 disposed in corymbose cymes, l. fleshy, petiolate, elliptic-ovate, 

 obtuse, crenate, brownish-green, Sin. to bhm. long, l^in. to Sin. 

 broad. Stem, when old, forming a large bole. South Africa, 

 1886. An attractive, greenhouse, glabrous succulent. 



KALMIA. To the species described on p. 216, 

 Vol. II., the following- variety should now be added: 



A dwarf, garden 



KARATAS. To the species described on pp. 21t)-7i 



Vol, II., the following should now be added : 



E. acanthocrater (strong-spined). /. purplish or bluish in a 

 dense head in tlie centre of the leaves.^ L forming a dense 

 rosette, spreading, obtuse, with spiny margins, dark green above, 

 grevish-banded beneath ; inner ones brownish-spotted. Brazil. 

 1885. A large species, 2Ui. to 3ft. in diameter. Syn. ^'idularimn 

 acanthocrater (B. II. 1884, 9). 



K. amazonica (Amazons). Jl. white, with a greenish tube, dis- 

 posed in a dense, sessile liead in the centre of the rosette ; bracts 

 greenish-brown. I rosulate, lit. to l^ft. long, 2in. to Sin. bro.ul, 

 greenish-brown on the face, glossy claret-brown on the back, 

 without markings or scales, the margins finely serrated. Ama- 

 zons, 1886. SvNS. ^^chmea amazonicay Bromelia amazonica, 



K, ampnllacea (pitcher-like). /. about twelve in a head ; sepals 

 and bracts green ; coroll i blue, white at the throat. I. few, short, 

 obtuse, acuminate, green, spotted with reddish-brown, especially 

 beneath. Brazil, 1881. A distinct and pretty species, producing 

 numerous suckers ; it is remarkable for the manner in which the 

 long sheaths of thu leaves are collected into a sort of ovoid 

 pitcher. Syn. Nidulariuni ampidlacexim (B. H. 1885, 14). 



K. JohanniS (Johanni Sallier's). H. white, small ; inflorescence 

 immersed in the centre of the leaves. I. spreading, about l^ft. 

 lon^, obtuse and channelled down the face, very pale green, 

 slightly marbled, reddish at the apex, the margins armed with 

 fine, distant spines. Brazil, 1885. Habit vigorous. 



K, Makoyana (Makoy's). Jl,, petals whitish, slightly violet 

 towards the acuminate tips, free to the base; bracts gieen, 

 narrow, linear-lanceolate. I. green on both sides, but obscurely 

 white-banded beneath. Otherwise like iT. specfahilis. Tropical 

 America, 1887. Syn, Nidularium Makoyannin. 



K. rutilans (ruddy). Jl. vermilion-red, disposed in a contracted 

 panicle nestling among the bract-leaves, which are of a beantifui 

 red. shaded with rose. I. smooth, spotted dark green. Brazil, 

 1885. Syn. Nidularium rutilans, 



K. striata (striated). I. 8in. to 12in. long, bright green, striped 

 or striated with a central Avhite variegation, deepening off to 

 creamy-yellow, the margins freely furnished with small, spinose 

 teeth. Brazil, 1888. Syn. Nidularium tstriattiin, 



EENTIA ATJSTRAI.IS. A synonym of Howea 

 Belmoreana (which see, on p. 155, Vol. XL). 



EEKCHOVEA. Included under 8troma7ithe, The 

 plant described as K. florihunda is identical with S. Por- 



teana (which see, on p. 519, Vol. III.). 



ENIFHOFIA. To the species described on pp. 219-20, 

 Vol. II., the following- should now be added : 



K. Kirkii (Sir John Kirk's). /. in a dense racem.e; perianth 

 red dish -orange, sub-cylindrical, sixteen to seventeen lines long, 

 Jin, in diameter in the upper half; peduncle 4ft. long, bear- 

 ing two large bract-leaves. Winter. I. ensiform, 5ft. to 6ft. 

 long, liln. broad low down, gradually tapering to a long point, 



acutely keeled. South-eastern tropical Africa, 1887. Perhaps 

 hardy. 



K,pallidiflora (pale-flowered). Jl., perianth white, rather more 

 than ^in. long and Jin. in diameter, somewhat funnel-shaped, 

 with short, obtuse lobes ; raceme at first short and dense, but 

 elongating and becoming lax as the flowers open ; stem terete, 

 1ft. to 2ft. high. Autumn. I. 6in. to 12in long, one line broad, 

 semi-terete, minutely serrulated. Ankaratra Mountains, Central 

 Madagascar, 1887. Half-hardy, 



KOFSIA. To the species described on p. 222, Vol. II., 

 the following should now be added : 



K, ornata (ornamental). /. white, with a red centre, salver- 

 shaped, disposed in corymbose panicles. I. large, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, glossy green. Ceram, 1884. A handsome shrub. 



folia myrtifoHa (Myrtle-leaved). 

 1883. SvN. K. miirtifoHam. H. 1885 



K. myrtlfolia 



LABISIA. To the species described on p. 223, 



Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



li. alata (winged). Jl. white within, flesh-coloured outside, small ; 

 thyrse spike-formed, axillary, 4in. to 6in. long ; peduncle minutely 

 rusty-scurfy. L alternate, sessile, 6in. to 12in. long, 3in. to 4in. 

 broad, lanceolate, obtuse, acuminate, long-attenuated at base, the 

 margms slightly crenuUte, the upper surface calcareous-green, 

 A. 1ft. Borneo, Sumatra, and Malacca, 1886. (I. H. 18B6, 605.) 



L.Maloulaaa(Malou's). I. sub-sessile, 8in. to lOin. long. 2Jin. to 

 dim broad, lanceolate, acuminate, velvety, dark green, irregularly 

 marked pale green down the middle, red and purple when young ; 

 petioles very short, sheathing at base. Stem short, erect, warted, 

 l^g^^t^^^opper-coloured, spotted white. Borneo, 1885. (I. H. 



IiABTTBiNUM. To tie species and varieties described 

 on p. 224, Vol. 11., the following should now be added; 



