KALANCHOE 



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KAULFUSSIA 



hell-glass ; probably, also, by grafting on some rosaceous 

 plant, as the Hawthorn ; loam, with a little sandy peat. 

 Winter temp., 35 to 45. Crat&goi'des has stood for 

 years against a protective wall in the Chiswick Gardens, 

 and produced fruit there in 1837. The male flowers are 

 in clusters ; the female flowers are solitary. 

 K. cratagoi'des (hawthorn-like). See K. OBLONGA. 

 oblo'nga (oblong-leaved). 30-60. June. 1830. 



KALANCHO'E. (From the Chinese name of one of the 

 species. Nat. ord. Houseleeks [Crassulacea?]. Linn. 8- 

 Octandria, 4-Tetragynia. Allied to Rochea.) 



Stove succulent evergreens. Cuttings dried at their 

 base soon root in sandy loam, in a little heat ; sandy 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 80, and abundance of 

 water when growing and flowering. Winter temp., 45 

 to 55, and almost dry. 

 K. acutifio'ra (pointed-flowered). 2. White. August. 



E. Ind. 1806. 



agypii'aca (Egyptian). See K. CRENATA. 

 afzelia'na (Afzelian). 2. Yellow. August. Trop. 



Africa. 

 anzole'nsis (Angolan). Bright yellow. Portuguese 



W. Africa. 1905. 

 Be'ntii (Bent's). 3. White. Hadramaut. 1900. 



Largest flowers of all. 

 ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). Pink, fragrant. S. Africa. 



1886. 

 Cassiope'ia (Cassiopeia). J. Leaves blue-green. 



Abyssinia. 1894. 

 ceratophy'lla (horn-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. China. 



1820. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). Scarlet. Trop. Africa. 

 crena'ta (scolloped). 2. Yellow. August. Sierra 



Leone. 1793. 

 dive'rsa (diverse). iJ-2. Pale vermilion-orange. 



Somaliland. 1902. 

 Dye'ri (Dyer's). 2-2$. White. British Central 



Africa. 1904. 



Eli'zce (Eliza's), i. Red. Trop. Africa. 1903. 

 farina'cea (mealy). Scarlet. Socotra. 1884. 

 fla'mmea (flame-coloured). 1-2. Bright scarlet. 



Somaliland. 1897. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering). India. 

 ,, glauce'scens (glaucous). 2. Red or dark yellow. 



Abyssinia. 1894. 

 ,, grandifto'ra (large-flowered) of Gardens. See K. 



MARMORATA. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered) of W. and A. Greenish- 

 yellow. India. 1864. 

 Ki'rkii (Kirk's). 2-4. Orange-scarlet. Nyasaland 



and E. Africa. 1893. 

 lacinia'ta (cut-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1781. 

 latise'pala (broad-sepaled). 2. White. Nyasaland. 



1908. 

 Lu'cice (Lucy's). 2. Corolla in. long. Transvaal. 



1908. 



ma'gnidens (large-toothed). Salmon. Uganda. 1905. 

 marmora'ta (marbled). White. Leaves green, 



blotched brown. Abyssinia. 1892. 

 ,, pilo'sa (pilose). Trop. Africa. 

 prasi'na (leek-green). \. White, with green middle 



band. British Central Africa. 1904. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). 2. White. July. 



S. Africa. 1820. 

 somalie'nsis (Somaliland). White, tinted yellow. 



Somaliland. 1902. 

 spathula'ta (spatulate). 2. Yellow. July. Trop. 



Asia. 1820. 

 ihyrsifto'ra (thyrse-flowered). S. Africa. (B. M., t. 



7678.) 

 ,, va'rians (variable). See K. SPATHULATA. 



KALE. See BORECOLE. 



KA'LMIA. (Named after Peter Kalm, a Swedish 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Heathworts [Ericaceae!. Linn. 10- 

 Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Azalea.) 



Hardy evergreens, all from North America, and all red- 

 flowered, except where specified. By cuttings of young 

 shoots in sandy peat, in a shady place, under hand-lights ; 

 by layers made at the end of summer ; by seeds sown in 

 shallow pans filled with sandy peat, and kept close in a 



frame until the seedlings are up, pricked off when finger- 

 able, kept close again, and gradually inured to the open 

 air ; sandy peat-soil is best, though they often thrive 

 well in sandy loam and leaf-mould ; good for forcing. 

 K. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. June. 1736. 

 , fo'liis vzriega'tis (variegated-leaved). 2. June. 

 glau'ca (sea-green). 2. June. 

 ln'cida (shining). 2. June. 

 mi'nima (least). 2. June. 

 na'na (dwarf). 2. June. 

 m'tida (shining). 2. June. 

 ova'ta (egg-leaved). 2. June. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). 2. June. 

 ro'sea (rosy). 3. June. 

 ru'bra (red- flowered). 3. June. 

 , cunea'ta (wedge-leaved). 2. White, red. June. 1820. 

 , glau'ca (milky-green). 2. Puiple. April. 1767. 

 , ,, rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary-leaved). 2. April. 1812. 

 , hirsu'ta (hairy). . August. 1786. 

 , latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 8. Pink or flesh. June. 



1734. " Calico Bush." 



myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). Leaves small, lanceo- 

 late. 1883. 



Pava'rti (Pavart's). Gardens. 1888. 

 polype' tola (many-petaled). Corolla leaves free. 



1890. 



KALOSA'NTHES. A synonym of Rochea, and now 

 erroneously applied to R. cocci' nea and its varieties. See 

 RO'CHEA. 



KANGURU VINE. Vi'tis anta'rctica. 

 KARA'TAS. (Derivation not explained. Nat. ord. 

 Bromeliaceae.) 



Stove, evergreen herbs with spiny leaves. Seeds and 

 suckers. Loam, leaf-mould, peat, and sand. 

 K. acanthocra' ter (strong-spined). Lilac. May. Brazil. 



1877. 



,, agavczfo'lia (Agave-leaved). Guiana. 

 ,, amazo'nica (Amazonian). 2. White, with greenish 



tube. Brazil. 1886. 



antiaca'ntha (spine-against-spiaed). Leaves brownish 

 at the base. Bracts scarlet. Probably Bromelia 

 fastuosa (?). 

 Caroli'na (Carolina's). Purple, crimson. Brazil. 



1865. 



,, coria'cea. (leathery). Brazil. 



crue'nta (blood-coloured). Brazil. (B. M., t. 2892.) 

 ,, fu'lgens (shining). Brazil. 

 hu'milis (low), i. Pink. March. Mexico and 



Colombia. 1789. 



Innoce'ntii (Innocent's). Brazil. 

 ,, stria' ta (striated). Leaves striped. 

 ,, marmora'ta (marbled). Brazil (?). 

 ,, Meyendo'rfii (Meyendorf's). See K. PRINCEPS. 

 negle'cta (neglected). Brazil. 

 ,, paxia'na (Paxian). Brazil. 

 ,, Plumie'ri (Plumier's). i$. Yellow. May. S. Amer. 



1759- 



,, pri'nceps (chief). Brazil. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). Brazil. 

 ,, ru' titans (reddish). Brazil. 

 ,, Scheremetie'wii (Scheremetiew's). Brazil. 

 ,, specta'bilis (showy). Brazil. (B. M., t. 6024.) 

 ,, tri'stis (sad). Brazil. 



KARELTNIA. (Derivation not explained. Nat. ord. 

 Composites [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Super- 

 ftua.) The genus is now referred to Pluchea. 



Hardy herbaceous. Divisions of the plant in the 

 spring ; common garden soil. 

 K . ca'spia (Caspian). Purple. August. Caspian. 1820. 



KAUFMA'NNIA. (Commemorative of Kaufmann, a 

 Russian botanist. Nat. ord. Primulacea?.) 



Hardy perennial herb. Seeds ; divisions. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 



K. Semeno'vii (Semenow's). i. Yellow. Turkestan. 

 1876. 



KAULFU'SSIA of Blume. (Named after G. F. Kaul- 

 fuss, M.D. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Allied to Danaea.) 



Stove Fern. Spores. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 K. (Bsculifo'lia (chestnut-leaved). Fronds of 3~5 leaflets. 

 Assam ; Malaya. 



