2l6 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



K. amelloides (amellus-like) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers 

 blue, in July; Cape of Good Hope; 1819. K. CEsntlifolia 

 (horse-chestnut-leaved) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers brown 

 and yellow, in July. 



Kentrophyllum. [Compositae.] Hardy annuals of lit- 

 tle importance. Common soil. Increased by seeds, or, in 

 the case of a half-hardy evergreen shrubby species, by cut- 

 tings. The species are K. arborescens (half-hardy, shrubby), 

 Cretica, lanata, and Taiirica. 



Kentucky Coffee-Tree. See Gymnocladus. 



Kerria. [Rosaceae.] A hardy deciduous shrub, 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. There is a 

 fine variety with beautifully white variegated foliage. 



K. Japonica (Japan) ; hardy shrub ; 3 feet ; flowers yellow, in 

 May ; Japan ; 1 700. 



Kidney-Bean. See Phaseolus. 



KcELREUTERiA. [Sapindaceas.] A small hardy deciduous 

 tree, with elegant pinnate foliage, and upright panicles of 

 yellow blossoms. It is suitable for a pleasure-ground or 

 shrubber}^ Will grow in ordinary garden soil, and is in- 

 creased by seeds, or by cuttings of the roots or branches. 



K . paniadata (panicled) ; hardy tree ; 12 feet ; flowers yellow, 

 in August; China; 1763. 



KoNiGA. [Cruciferae.] A simple, but useful dwarf hardy 

 annual. Sow the seeds in spring in the borders where the 

 plants are to bloom. The flowers have a rather peculiar, 

 strong, but not disagreeable scent, resembling that of honey. 



K. maritima (sea-side, or Sweet Alyssum) ; hardy annual ; i 

 foot ; flowers white, in May ; England. 



