KENNEDYA. 
Greenhouse und Stove Plants. 
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6-inch pots with a single head of bloom, but, 
to admit of this they should not be stopped 
the first year, but grown on with a single 
shoot from the cutting pot; in this way 
they are useful for decorative use. 
The following are good varieties :— 
K. biconvexa. A white-flowered, small- 
growing sort. 
K. coccinea. A good red-coloured kind, 
and a free grower. 
K. Frederick Desbois. A good grower, 
that produces very large trusses of deep 
red flowers. 
K. jasminea. A small-growing white- 
flowered kind, not requiring nearly so much 
pot-room as the others. 
K. Madame Celeste Winans. A re- 
markably free-blooming and free-growing 
variety, bearing whitish pink flowers. 
K. miniata. A free-growing and very 
free-flowering sort, the head smaller than 
most of the other kinds; deep pink ap- 
proaching to pale red. 
K. Pheniz. A stout free-growing sort, 
with immense heads of fiery red flowers. 
A fine variety. 
Insecrs.—Kalosanthes are seldom mo- 
lested by insects except aphides, which if 
troublesome must be destroyed with tobacco 
smoke. 
KENNEDYA. 
This isa handsome genus of evergreen 
greenhouse, summer-blooming twiners, 
natives of New Holland and New South 
Wales. For a lofty house the strong- 
growing species are well adapted, especially 
for draping the roof, from which their 
long drooping shoots, hanging in graceful 
festoons, are very effective. One advan- 
tage which they possess for growing in such 
positions is, that they will bear cutting-in 
freely, which is an advantage in the winter, 
when as much light as possible is required 
by the plants grown underneath. This is 
a consideration not sufficiently kept in 
sight in the selection of the kind of plants 
to be grown for roof-climbers, between 
which and the things that occupy the body 
of the house there must necessarily always 
be a compromise, as there is no. question 
but that the climbers do more or less in- 
jury to the other plants, and are simply 
allowed to occupy their position to give a 
general effect to the house. There is a 
great difference in the strength of growth 
and general appearance of the different 
species, the smaller growers being more 
suitable for clothing a pillar than training 
to the roof. The strongest growers can 
with advantage be used for covering a back 
wall, in which situation they will succeed, 
even in partial light, much better than 
many things of more tender nature ; they 
are easily grown, make rapid progress, and 
are not liable to get out of order at the 
roots to such an extent as many plants are, 
but, like some other subjects of similar 
nature, they do best when planted out. 
They are much better for being kept in a 
pot for a time until they have acquired 
sufficient strength of root to enable them 
to lay hold of the soil in a reasonable time 
after they are turned out. 
Kennedyas strike from cuttings of the 
young shoots taken off with a heel in 
spring, when about 3 or 4 inches long, 
put singly in little pots in sand, and kept 
in an intermediate temperature, close, 
moist, and shaded ; when well rooted 
move them from the propagating frame, 
but encourage growth by a genial tempera- 
ture, a little shade, and a moderately moist 
atmosphere. By midsummer they should 
be moved into 6-inch pots, and growth 
assisted afterwards by a continuance of the 
treatment hitherto advised. Ea_h plant 
will require a stick to support the single 
shoot which it will have. Towards autumn 
give more air, dispense with shading, and 
lower the temperature down to about 40°. 
In March or April the plants should have 
a 2 or 3 inch shift, according to the 
quantity and condition of their roots. 
Kennedyas will thrive in either peat or 
loam ; it is better to use the former for the 
weaker-growing species, as it will impart a 
freer disposition of growth, and to confine 
the strong growers to loam, which should 
be good in quality, containing plenty of 
vegetable matter. They are comparatively 
strong rooters, and do not require the soil 
broken very fine ; add toit a fifth or sixth 
of sand, according to its nature ; drain the 
pots sufficiently, as from the vigorous 
character of the plants they will need a 
good deal of water in the growing season. 
After potting place them for a few weeks, 
until the roots get hold of the soil, in an 
atmosphere a little closer than that of an 
ordinary greenhouse, keep the atmosphere 
rather moist during this time, and after- 
wards give more air in the early and 
middle part of the day, close the house in 
good time, and syringe overhead. Give 
water to the roots as required, and when 
in active growth they will take a good deal. 
Continue this until the middle of August, 
when the plants should have more air, and 
syringing should be stopped to discourage 
further growth and ripen up the wood. 
At the time of potting, half-a-dozen 
sticks, 3 or 4 feet long, should be inserted 
in the soil just within the rims of the pots ; 
round these the shoots ought to be kept 
closely and regularly trained, as if allowed 
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