KAULFUSSIA AMELLOIDES 473 



KETELEERIA 



KAULFU'SSIA AMELLOI DES of Nees. See CHARIEIS 



HETEROPHYLLA. 



KAULFU'SSIA CILIA'TA of Sprengel. See GYMNO- 



STEPHIUM CILIARE. 



KAURI PINE. A'gathis austra'lis. 



KEDRO'STIS. (Derivation not clear. Nat. ord. 

 Cucurbitaceae.) 



Tuberous-rooted, perennial, prostrate or climbing 

 stove herb. Fruit a beaked berry. Seeds or divisions 

 of the root. Loam, a little peat, and sand. 

 K. foetidi'ssima (very-foetid). Greenish-yellow, small. 

 Trop. Africa. 



KEFERSTETNIA. See ZYGOPETALUM. 



TTRT.P is the ash remaining after seaweed is burnt, and 

 has been used with great advantage as a manure to 

 potatoes, broccoli, and other species of cabbage-worts. 

 It is composed of carbonate of soda, and iodide and 

 bromide of potassium, carbon, sulphates of lime and 

 magnesia, and other matters of trivial importance. See 

 GREEN MANURE. 



KENDRI CKIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Melastomaceae.) 



A stove climber, with creeping Ivy-like stems. Cut- 

 tings in sand in a close case. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 K. Walke'ri (Walker's). Bright red. Ceylon. 1896. 



KENNE'DYA. (Named after Mr. Kennedy, of the firm 

 of Lee & Kennedy, nurserymen. Nat. ord. Leguminous 

 Plants [Leguminosae]. Linn. ly-Diadelphia, 3-Decandria.) 



Greenhouse evergreen twiners, from Australia. Cut- 

 tings of short side-shoots getting firm, in April and May, 

 in sand, over sandy peat, under a bell-glass, kept close 

 for a fortnight, and then put into a little extra heat ; 

 peat and sandy loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48, and 

 most of them like a little shade in summer. All the 

 species, also, may be easily propagated by seeds, which, 

 after being soaked in warm water for a few hours, may 

 be sown in sandy soil, and placed in a hotbed. 

 K. audomarie'nsis (Audomarian). See HARDENBERGIA 



MONOPHYLLA AUDOMARIENSIS. 



,, cocci'nea (scarlet). 10. Scarlet. June. 1803. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 4. Purple. April. 



1826. 

 tricolor (three-coloured). 4. Red, yellow, purple. 



May. 1837. 

 comptonia'na (Compton's). See HARDENBERGIA 



COMPTONIANA. 



corda'ta (heart-shaped). See HARDENBERGIA MONO- 

 PHYLLA. 



dilata'ta (widened). See K. COCCINEA. 



Fredwoo'dii (Fredwood's). Carmine. 1864. 



,, glabra'ta (smooth). 4-6. Orange. May. 1834. 



heterophy'lla (variable-leaved). See K. COCCINEA. 



inophy'lla (nerve-leaved). See K. COCCINEA. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See HARDENBERGIA MONO- 

 PHYLLA. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). See HARDENBERGIA 



COMPTONIANA. 



Marrya'ta (Mrs. Marryatt's). See K. PROSTRATA. 



,, microphy'lla (small-leaved). Crimson. July. 



monophy'lla (simple-leaved). See HARDENBERGIA 



MONOPHYLLA. 



longiracemo'sa (long-racemed). See HARDEN- 

 BERGIA MONOPHYLLA ROSEA. 



ni'gricans (dark-corollaed). 3. Purple, green. March. 



1832. 



ova ta (egg-leaved) . See HARDENBERGIA MONOPHYLLA. 

 , caru'lea (blue). Blue var. of Hardenbergia mono- 



phylla. 1888. 



parvifto'ra (small-flowered). 4. 1824. 

 prostra'ta (prostrate). 4. Scarlet. April. 1790. 

 ,, ma'jor (larger). See K. PROSTRATA. 



mi'nor (smaller). Red. June. 1836. 

 rubicu'nda (red). 10. Dark red. June. 1788. 

 seri'cea (silky). 4. Scarlet. May. 1824. 

 Stirli'ngii (Stirling's). 3. Scarlet. May. 1834. 



KE'NTIA. (Commemorative of Lieut. -Col. Kent. Nat. 

 ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palms of decorative character. Seeds, Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



K. Albe'rtii (Albert's). 1905. 



austra'lis (southern). Lord Howe's Island. 1872. 

 ,, belmorea'na (Belmorean). See HOWEA BELMOREANA. 

 ,, canterburya' na (Canterburyan). See HEDYSCEPE CAN- 



TERBURYANA. 



e'legans^ (elegant). See CYPHOPH<BNIX ELEGANS. 



eleganti' ssima (most elegant). Country unknown. 



1888. 



,, forsteria'na (Forsterian). See HOWEA FORSTERIANA. 

 stria'ta (striped). See HOWEA FORSTERIANA 



STRIATA. 



gra'cilis (graceful). See KENTIOPSIS DIVARICATA. 

 kerstenia'na (Kerstenian). Leaflets wedge-shaped. 



1898. Probably a Ptychosperma. 

 Linde'ni (Linden's). See KENTIOPSIS MACROCARPA. 

 Lucia'ni (Lucian's). Country unknown. 1878. 

 ,, Macarthu'rii (Macarthur's). See PTYCHOSPERMA 



MACARTHURII. 



,, sa'pida (tasty). See RHOPALOSTYLIS SAPIDA. 

 ,, siebertia'na (Siebertian). See PTYCHORAPHIS SIEBER- 



TIANA. 

 ,, wendlandia'na (Wendlandian). See HYDRIASTELE 



WENDLANDIANA. 



KENTI'OPSIS. (Derived from Kentia, and oast's, re- 

 semblance ; the species resemble Kentias. Nat. ord, 

 Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palms of decorative value. Seeds. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 

 K. divarica'ta (divaricate). Leaves with 12-14 pinnae on 



each side. New Caledonia. 1876. 

 macroca'rpa (large-fruited). Young leaves pale red. 



New Caledonia. 1876. 

 olivafo'rmis (olive-shaped). New Caledonia. 



KENTROPHY'LLUM. (From kentron, a spine, and 

 phullon, a leaf ; literally, spine-leaved. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posites [Compositas]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, ^-Frustranea.) 

 Now referred to Carthamus. 

 K. arbore'scens (shrubby). See CARTHAMUS ARBORESCENS. 



,, cre'ticum (Cretan). See CARTHAMUS LANATUS. 



flave'scens (yellowish). See CARTHAMUS FLAVESCENS. 



,, glau'cum (sea-green). See CARTHAMUS GLAUCUS. 



Ice'vis (smooth). See STOKESIA CYANEA. 



lana'tum (woolly). See CARTHAMUS LANATUS. 



leucocau'lon (white-stemmed). See CARTHAMUS LEU- 

 COCAULOS. 



tau'ricum (Taurian). See CARTHAMUS LANATUS. 



KENTUCKY COFFEE-TREE. Gymnoda'dus canade'nsis. 



KERAMA NTHUS. (From keramos, a vase, and anltos, 

 a flower ; in allusion to the shape of the calyx. Nat. 

 ord. Passifloraceae.) 



A stove perennial allied to Modecca. Cuttings in sand 

 in a dry stove. Fibrous loam, sand, and some nodules 

 of charcoal or broken bricks. 



K. Kir'kii (Kirk's). 2-4. Flowers greenish ; berries 

 brown. Zanzibar. 1875. 



KERCHO VEA FLORIBU'NDA. See STROMANTHE 



PORTEANA. 



KE'RRIA. (Named after M. Kerr , once superintendent 

 of the Botanic Garden, Ceylon. Nat. ord. Roseworts 

 [Rosaceas]. Linn. 12-Icosandria, $-Trigynia. Allied to 



Hardy deciduous shrub, with yellow flowers, from 

 Japan, formerly called Co'rchorus japo'nicus. Cuttings 

 of the young shoots under a hand-light ; layers, and 

 division of the plant ; common loam. 

 K. japo'nica (Japanese). 3- Blooms through summer. 



1700. 

 fto're-ple'no (double-flowered). 6. June. 1700. 



KETELEE RIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Coniferae.) 



Hardy Conifers coming between Pseudolanx and Abies 

 in character. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 K. davidia'na (Davidian). China. 1873. 



Fortu'nei (Fortune's). 30-40. China. 1850. 



so.' era (sacred). China. 



