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the}' begin to grow pot them in three-inch pots separately, 

 to be treated as ah'eadv directed. The species of Harden- 

 herrfia, Physolobium, and Zichija were formerly included 

 under Kenuethja. K. inophylla, flowers scarlet. K. eximia, 

 flowers scarlet. K. ]\Iarryatt(B, scarlet. K. nigricans, dark. 

 K. prostrata, scarlet, it. rubicunda, red. 



KERRIA. [Ptosacese.] Hardy deciduous shrubs, with 

 green stems and yellow flowers, often seen against walls and 

 fences in old gardens. It is a free-growing plant, adapted 

 for such situations, growing best in light soils. Readily in- 

 creased by suckers, or by cuttings under a hand-light. The 

 double- flowered variety is the most ornamental. 



KXIGHTIA. [Proteaceae.] A greenhouse evergreen 

 tree, allied to Grevillea. Soil, peat, with one-fourth sandy 

 loam. Propagated by cuttings of the ripe shoots in sand 

 under bell-glasses. 



KNIGHT'S STAR. See Hippeastrum. 



KOELREUTERIA. [Sapindace^e.] A small hardy 

 deciduous tree, with elegant pinnate foliage, and upright 

 panicles of yellow blossoms. It is suitable for a pleasure- 

 ground or shrubbery. AVill grow in ordinary garden soil, 

 and is increased either by seeds or by cuttings of the roots 

 or branches. 



KONIGA. [Cruciferae.] A simple, but useful dwarf 

 hardy annual. The seeds may be sown in spring in the 

 borders where the plants are to bloom. The flowers have 

 a rather peculiar, strong, but not disagreeable scent, re- 

 sembling that of honey. K. maritima is the principal one. 



LABICH^xl. [Leguminosse, § Caesalpinieae.] Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Soil, peat and loam. Propagated 

 by cuttings of the half-ripened shoots in sand under bell- 

 glasses. L. hipunctata and L. diversifolia flower yellow, in 

 A2)ril. 



LABRADOR TEA. See Ledum. 



LABURNUM. See Cytisus. 



LACHENALIA. [Liliaceee.] Ornamental bulbous plants, 

 requiring greenhouse culture. The bulbs should be potted 

 about August or September into moderate-sized pots, two or 

 three in each, and they may be kept on a shelf in the green- 

 house, with occasional moderate waterings, until they come 



