KIDNEY VETCH 



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KNIGHTIA 



They are inserted in drills, either singly, three feet 

 apart, or in pairs ten or twelve inches asunder, and each 

 pair four feet distant from its neighbour. The seed is 

 buried two inches deep, and four apart in the rows, the 

 plants being thinned to twice that distance. 



If grown in single rows, a row of poles must be set on 

 the south side of each ; being fixed firmly in the ground, 

 they may be kept together by having a light pole tied 

 horizontally along their tops, or a post being fixed at 

 each end of a row, united by a cross bar at their tops : 

 a string may be passed from this to each of the plants. 

 If the rows are in pairs, a row of poles must be placed on 

 each side, so fixed in the ground that their summits 

 cross, and are tied together. 



If the runners are nipped off as fast as they appear, the 

 plants become bushy, and are nearly as prolific as if 

 allowed to climb. 



To obtain Seed. Forty or fifty plants of the dwarf 

 kinds, or thirty of the runners, will be sufficient for a 

 moderate-sized family. They must be raised purposely 

 in May, or a like number from the crop in that month 

 left ungathered from ; for the first pods always produce 

 the finest seeds, and ripen perfectly. In autumn, as 

 soon as the plants decay, they must be pulled up, 

 thoroughly dried, and stored in the pods. 



KIDNEY VETCH. Anihy'llis. 



KTELME YERA. (Named after a German patron of 

 botany. Nat. ord. Theads [Ternstromiaceae]. Linn. 

 i$-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of young shoots 

 getting firm, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in heat; 

 fibrous, sandy loam. Summer temp., 60 to 75 ; winter 

 45 to 55. 

 K. exce'lsa (tall). 60. White. July. Brazil. 1833. 



KILLI'NGA. See KYLLINGA. 



KTNGIA. (Commemorative of Ca.pt. P. G. King, 

 Governor of New South Wales. Nat. ord. Juncaceae.) 



Greenhouse perennial, allied to Xanthorrhcea. Im- 

 ported seeds and plants. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 K. austra'lis (southern). 3-4. Brown. Australia. 



KING OF THE WOODS. Ancectochi'lus rega'lis. 



KIRENGE'SHOMA. (A Japanese name. Nat. ord. 

 SaxifragaceaeO 



Hardy perennial requiring a shady situation. Seeds 

 and divisions in spring. Light loam and leaf-soil. 

 K. palma' ta (hand-shaped). 2-3. Yellow. Japan. 1891. 



KIRGANEXIA EXEGANS. See PHYLLANTHUS CASTI- 



CUM. 



KTTAIBEXIA. (Commemorative of Paul Kitaibel, a 

 botanist of Pesth, Austria, 1757-1817. Nat. ord. Mal- 

 vaceae.) 



Tall, perennial herb for the border or shrubbery. 

 Divisions in spring. Ordinary soil. 



K. Lindemu' thii (Lindemuth's). Graft-hybrid between 

 Kitaibelia vitifolia and Abutilon Thompsoni. 1902. 

 vitifo'lia (vine-leaved). 5-8. White or rose. Eastern 

 Europe. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Situation. A gentle declination towards the south, 

 with a point to the east, is the most favourable aspect ; 

 to the north-east the least so : in short, any point to the 

 south is to be preferred to one verging towards the 

 north. A high wall should inclose it to the north and 

 east, gradually lowering to the south and west. If, 

 however, a plantation or building on the east side, at 

 some distance, shelter it from the piercing winds which 

 blow from that quarter, and yet are at such a distance 

 as not to intercept the rays of the rising sun, it is much 

 to be preferred to heightening the wall. It is a still 

 greater desideratum to have a similar shelter, or that 

 of a hill on the south-west and north-west points. The 

 garden is best situated at a moderate elevation ; the 

 summit of a hill or the bottom of a valley is equally to 

 be avoided. It is a fact not very difficult of explana- 

 tion, that low-lying ones are the most liable to suffer 

 from blights and severe frosts ; those much above the 

 level of the sea are obviously most exposed to inclement 

 winds. 



Size. To determine the appropriate size of a kitchen- 

 garden is impossible. It ought to be proportionate to 

 the size of the family, their partiality for vegetables, 

 and the fertility of the soil. 



It may serve as some criterion to state that the 

 management of a kitchen-garden occupying the space of 

 an acre affords ample employment for a gardener, who 

 will also require an assistant at the busiest periods of 

 the year. In general, a family of four persons, exclusive 

 of servants, requires a full rood of open kitchen-garden. 



KITCHTNGIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Crassulaceas.) 



A dwarf, prostrate, warm greenhouse herb, rooting at 

 the nodes. Cuttings in heat in spring. Loam, leaf- 

 mould, sand, and some finely broken brick. 

 K. uniflo'ra (one-flowered). J. Rich purple. Mada- 

 gascar. 1908. 



KLA TTIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Iridaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubby plant. Seeds ; cuttings 

 or sucker-like offsets, in sand, under a bell-glass. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



K. parti' ta (par ted). 1-2. Bright blue. April. S.Africa. 

 1822. 



KLEINHO VIA. (Commemorative of Kleinhoff, a 

 Dutch botanist. Nat. ord. Sterculiaceae.) 



Evergreen, stove tree. Cuttings of mature shoots in 



sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Loam, peat, 



and sand. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 50 to 60. 



K. Ho'spita (stranger). 20. Pink. Constant. Trop. 



Asia. 1800. 



KLETNIA, of Linnaeus. (Commemorative of Dr. Klein. 

 Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Dry and warm greenhouse evergreens, some of which 

 are very useful for carpet bedding. Cuttings in sand, in 

 moderate heat and not over-watered. Loam, a little 

 leaf-mould, and plenty of sand. 

 K. acau'lis (stemless). S. Africa. 

 aizoi'des (Aizoon-like). S. Africa. 

 ,, Anteupho'rbium (like Euphorbia). 3-4. Yellow, 



tinted rose. S. Africa. 1596. 

 ,, artieula'ta (jointed). 1-2. Yellow. September. 



S. Africa. 1775. " Candle Plant." 

 , carno'sa (fleshy). See SENECIO ELEGANS. 

 , ficoi'des (fig-like). S. Africa. 

 , fu'lgens (shining). 2-3. Orange- vermilion. S. 



Africa. 1866. 



, Galpi'ni (Galpin's). S. Africa. (B. M., t. 7239.) 

 , Gra'ntii (Grant's). f-f. Bright scarlet. E. Trop. 



Africa. 1899. Procumbent. 

 Hawo'rthii (Haworth's). . Orange-yellow. S. 



Africa. 1795. 



neriifo'lia (Nerium-leaved). 2-3. Yellow. Sep- 

 tember. Canaries. 1732. 



,, papilla'ris (nippled). 2. Yellow. S. Africa. 1727. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). Crimson. Somaliland and 



Arabia. 1899. Stems serpentine. 

 ,, pugionifo'rmis (dagger-formed). i. Yellow. S. 



Africa. 1820. 

 radi'cans (rooting). J. Yellow. July. S. Africa. 



1823. Creeping. 



,, re' pens (creeping). J-. Yellow. S. Africa. 

 ,, tomento'sa (felted). See K. HAWORTHII. 

 viola' 'cea (violet). 3. Pale violet-rose. Abyssinia. 

 1910. 



KLU'GIA. (Commemorative of Dr. W. Klug. Nat. 

 ord. Gesneraceae.) 



Evergreen stove herbs. Seed ; cuttings in sand in a 

 close case. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 K. notonia'na (Notonian) of A.D.C. i. Blue, yellow. 



India. 1848. 



notonia'na (Notonian) of Hooker. See K. ZEYLANICA. 

 ,, zeyla'nica (Cingalese), x. Blue, yellow. Summer. 

 Ceylon. 



KNIGHTIA. (Named after /. A. Knight, late presi- 

 dent of the London Horticultural Society. Nat. ord. 

 Proteads [Proteaceae], Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Grevillea.) 



