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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Kniphofia—continued. 
K. comosa (tufted). A. yellow, disposed in a dense oblong-obtuse 
head; stamens very long. August. 1. linear, erect, bright green 
acuminate, almost triquetrous. h. lft. to 2ft. Abyssinia, 1879. 
(B. M. 6569.) : 
K. foliosa (leafy). A. bright yellow or tinged with red, in a dense 
cylindrical raceme, 6in. to 12in. — August. J. in a dense 
basal rosette, ensiform, acuminate, din. to 4in. broad at the 
clasping base, tapering to a long point, green on both surfaces. 
: Abyssinia, 1880. Syn. K. Quartiniana. (B. M. 6742.) 
aa K. Leichtlinii (Leichtlin’s).* A. dull pale vermilion-red and 
a yellow. August. 1. 4ft. long, spreading all round, about ĝin. in 
diameter at one-third distance above the base, triquetrous, 
bright green. 1880. Abyssinia. (B. M. 6716.) 
K. L. distáchya (two-ranked), A robust variety, with broader 
leaves, and rather shorter flowers than the type; peduncle some- 
times two or three-headed. 1884. : 
K. Macowani (MacOwan’s). fl. bright orange-red, disposed in 
Bes eylindric-ovoid racemes, 3in. to 5in.-long. August. l. sub-erect, 
narrow-subulate, strongly keeled, deeply channelled. h. lit. to 
lift. South Africa, 1874. (B. M. 6167.) 
K. preecox (early). fl. bright red or yellow, on scapes nearly 2ft. 
long. May. J. about 2ft. long, sharply keeled, and with toothed 
edges. South Africa, 1862. A handsome species, with the habit 
of K. aloides. (Ref. B. 169.) 
K., pumila (dwarf). A. orange-red, in a dense-flowered raceme, 
3in. to 5in. long; scape longer than the leaves, August. 
l. glaucous, with scabrid margins, 1ft. to 14ft. long, about 4in. 
wide, South Africa, 1774. (B. M. 764, under name of Tritoma 
pumila.) 
K. Quartiniana (Dr. Quartin Dillon’s). A synonym of K. foliosa. 
K. ome (Rooper’s).* fl. orange-red, becoming yellow with age, 
about I4in. long, densely crowded ; raceme 6in. to 8in. long, min 
‘ oblong ; scape stout, lft. long; bracts few, short. November. 
— ~ L 14ft. long, lłin. broad, ensiform, ually acuminate, deeply 
ar * ed at the back, dark green, not glaucous ; margins serrulate. 
Bae British Caffraria, 1854, Syn. Tritoma Rooperi. (B.M. 
triangularis (three-angled). Very like K. Macowani; but 
the foliage is broader and longer, and in this respect it resembles 
K. aloides. A very desirable plant. 
K. Uvaria (Uvaria). A synonym of K. aloides. 
KNIVES. Various descriptions of Knives are used in 
gardens, and some, at least, are indispensable for budding, 
grafting, pruning, and many other purposes. They are 
specially manufactured for different work, and the 
numerous sorts are named accordingly. Budding Knives 
have usually an ivory handle, and either a straight edge 
on the blade, or one curved backwards at the point. 
These are also in general use for propagating, and for 
other light work. Pruning Knives are of various forms, 
the blade in some being immovable in the handle, 
and the Knife kept in a sheath when not in use. The 
handles of Pruning Knives should be of buckhorn, to 
prevent slipping of the hand when using them. A curved 
blade is best adapted for pruning large branches, or 
for use in ordinary rough work, a straight-edged one 
being preferable for small shoots. Knives for Peach- 
pruning are sometimes made with a blade tapering from 
the back to a fine point, to admit of their cutting out 
small shoots where crowded, without causing injury to 
those left. The Vegetable Knife has a large curved 
blade, and is chiefly used for cutting and dressing 
vegetables. An Asparagus Knife has a serrated blade on 
the end of an iron shank, 1ft. or more long, which is 
Fic. 361. ASPARAGUS KNIFE. 
fixed into a handle somewhat like that of a trowel (see 
“young shoots below ground. See also Budding Knives 
_ ENOWLTONIA (named in honour of Thomas Knowl- 
on, 1692-1782, once Curator of the botanic garden at 
. Eltham). Syn. Anamenia. ORD. Ranunculacee. This 
tubers, 
Fig. 361). It is made in this way for cutting off the - 
Knowltonia—continued. 
genus comprises five or six species of greenhouse or half- 
hardy perennial herbs, having a very acrid juice, natives 
of the Cape of Good Hope. ' Flowers dull-coloured, in 
branching cymes or umbels; petals whitish, yellowish, 
or greenish. Leaves from the rootstock stalked, three- 
parted, or twice three-parted; leaflets stalked, toothed 
or cut. The species thrive in a loam and peat soil. Pro- 
pagated by dividing at the root, or by seed. 
vesi listering). fl. yellow, n, in si - 
gy Part cece tf —— Jett — — 
ovate or cordate, serrulate, or nearly entire. A. l4ft. 1691. 
(B. M. 775.) : 
ENOXIA (named after R. Knox, a traveller, and resi- 
dent in Ceylon). Syn. Cuncea. ORD. Rubiacew. A 
genus containing six or eight species of hirsute, glabrous, 
or pubescent, stove evergreen herbs or sub- shrubs, 
natives of the. whole of India, Java, China, the Philip- 
pine Islands, and tropical Australia. Flowers rose or 
lilac, small, in terminal, sessile, or pedunculate cymes; 
corolla salver or funnel-shaped, with lanceolate segments 
and a hairy throat. Leaves opposite or sub-fasciculate 
in the axils, petiolate, ovate, or lanceolate. The species 
thrive in a compost of peat and loam. Cuttings of young . 
shoots will root in sand, during April or May, if placed 
under a glass, in a gentle heat. The species described 
below is the only one in cultivation. 
bose). fi. white or purplish. 5 
a. ire viens Sten cjlindrie — Tna ae mep aese 
dichotomously branched. h. 2ft. to 3ft. India, 1820. A slender, 
erect annual. 
KŒÆŒHLERIA. This is regarded, by Bentham and 
Hooker, as synonymous with Isoloma (which see). 
K, hondensis, Sce Isoloma hondense, 
K. Seemanni. Sec Isoloma Seemanni, 
KOELLENSTEINIA. A synonym of Aganisia. 
KŒLLIKERIA (named after Professor Koelliker, of 
Wurzburg, author of a List of the Wild Plants of Zurich, 
&e.). ORD. Gesneracee. A monotypic genus, the species 
being a low herbaceous stove plant. It succeeds in a 
compost of loam and leaf mould, with a little sand inter- 
mixed. Propagation may be effected by division of the 
Fic. 362. K@LLIKERIA ARGYROSTIGMA, showing Habit and 
‘ - detached Single Flower, 5 
K. (silver-spotted). 
with red; racemes erect, from the axils of the upper 
leaves, glanduloso-hirsute, longer than the leaves. Summer. 
l. opposite, elliptical, obtuse, downy, deep rich velvety-green, 
with scattered, rounded, white spots. Stem short, branched. 
h. lft. Tropical America, 1845. See Fig. 362. (B. M. 4175, 
under name of Achimenes argyrostigma.) 
fi. white or cream-colour, 
