KNIGHT'S STAR 



476' 



KOCHIA 



Greenhouse evergreen tree. Cuttings of ripe shoots, 

 with all the leaves on, except a few at the base of the 

 cutting, in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, and removed 

 in a few weeks into a mild bottom-heat ; peat, with a 

 little sandy loam, and a few broken potsherds. Winter 

 temp., 35 to 45. In summer the pots should be shaded. 

 K. exce'lsa (lofty). 10. Flesh. New Zealand. 1824. 

 strobili'na (cone-like). 3. Green, yellow. April. 

 New Caledonia. 1824. 



KNIGHT'S STAR. Hippea'strwn. 



KNIPHO'FIA. " Torch Lily." (Commemorative of 

 Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, a German Professor of 

 Medicine. Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Hardy herbaceous herbs of great beauty for beds and 

 borders. Divisions in spring. Ordinary garden soil, 

 well drained, and in sheltered positions. Few plants are 

 capable of making a more gorgeous display in the summer 

 and autumn months. Some of them commence bloom- 

 ing quite early in the season, and others keep up a 

 succession till the well-known Red-hot Poker (K. aloides) 

 brightens the garden, when little else than late Michaelmas 

 Daisies and Chyrsanthemums remain in bloom. 

 K. aloi'des (Aloe-like). 2-4. Orange-scarlet. August to 

 October. S. Africa. 1707. " Common Torch 

 Lily " or " Red-hot Poker." 

 Cana'ri (Canary). Yellow. 1888. 

 ,, glauce' scens (sea-green). Heads very large. 1859. 

 grandifto'ra (large-flowered). S. Africa. 1859. 

 ,, gra'ndis (grand). See K. ALOIDES MAXIMA. 

 longisca'pa (long-scaped). Tall variety. 

 ,, ma'xima (largest). 4-7. Deep yellow. S. Africa. 



1862. 

 , no'bilis (noble). 4-6. Deep orange ; head very 



large. 1882. 



,, ,, Saunde'rsii (Saunders'). 1882. 

 sero'fo'na(late). 4-5. November. S.Africa. 1859. 

 ,, breviflo'ra (short-flowered). 2-3. Bright yellow. 



S. Africa. 1897. 



Burche'Uii(Burchell's). ij. Orange. S.Africa. 1816. 

 ,, carno'sa (fleshy). Apricot. September. Abyssinia. 



1879. 

 ,, caule' scens (long-stemmed). Red at first, then yellow. 



Stem elevated. S. Africa. 1862. 

 ,, citri'na (lemon). 2. Pale yellow. S. Africa. 1893. 

 ,, como'sa (long-haired). 2. Yellow ; stamens red. 



Abyssinia. 1879. 



,, cor alii' no, (coral-red). Orange-red. Gardens. 

 ere'cta (erect). Like K. aloides, but flowers sometimes 



erect. 1903. 

 exce'lsa (tall). Flowers almost campanulate. Hybrid. 



1904. 



,, folio' so, (leafy). 3. Bright yellow. Abyssinia. 1876. 

 Ki'rkii (Kirk's). 4. Reddish-orange. S.E. Trop. 



Africa. 1887. 



laxifto'ra (loose-flowered). See K. BURCHELLII. 

 Leichtli'nii (Leichtlin's). 2-4. Yellow and red. 



Abyssinia. 1883. 

 au'rea (golden). Soft orange-red to soft yellow. 



1900. 



dista'chya (twin-spiked). Scape sometimes pro- 

 ducing 2-3 heads. 1884. 

 longi'collis (long-hilled). 3. Clear yellow. Natal. 



1893. Half-hardy. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 3-3$. Yellow-red. Natal. 



1901. 

 Maco'wani (Macowan's). 2. Orange, tinted red. S. 



Africa. 1874. 

 mode'sia (modest). 2. White. Natal and Griqua- 



land. (B.M., t. 7293.) 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). 6-7. White. S. Africa. 



wuMis (Natal). 2-3. Orange-red. Natal. 1889. 



,, Nelso'ni (Nelson's). 2. Orange-scarlet. Orange 

 River Colony. 1892. 



No'rthice (Miss North's). 4-6. Pale yellow ; upper 

 ones reddish. S. Africa. 1889. 



,, pallidiflo'ra (pale-flowered). 1-2. White. Mada- 

 gascar. 1887. Half-hardy. 



Pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). 2. Pale yellow, few. 

 Natal. 1889. Half-hardy. 



pra'cox (early). 2-2*. Scarlet, yellow. October. 

 S.Africa. 1862. 



K. primuli'na (primrose). 3. Primrose-yellow. Natal. 



1897. 

 ,, pu'mila (dwarf), i. Orange. September. S. Africa. 



1774- 



,, quartinia'na (Quartinian). See K. FOLIOSA. 

 ,, Roope'ri (Rooper's). 4. Orange-red, yellow. Novem- 

 ber. Kaffraria. 1854. 

 ,, ru'fa (reddish). 1^-3. Yellow, stained dull red. 



Orange River Colony. 1900. 

 ,, venu'sta, (lovely). Bright yellow. 1907. 

 ,, sarmento'sa (twiggy). 2. Orange. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1789. 

 Tu'ckii (Tuck's). 2-2J. Orange, fading to yellow. 



S. Africa. 1893. 

 Tyso'ni (Tyson's). 3. Orange-red and yellow. S. 



Africa. 



,, Uva'ria (clustered). See K. ALOIDES. 

 ,, Woo'dii (Wood's). 3^. Creamy-yellow. Leaves 



spiny on edges. Natal. 1895. 



KNOL-KOHL, KOHL-RUBI, or KOHL-RABI (Bra'ssica 

 Cau'lo-ra'pa), the Turnip-stemmed Cabbage. It is some- 

 times called, also, the Cape Cabbage. The stem is thick, 

 rises about eight inches out of the ground, is swollen into 

 a globular form, very like a large Swedish turnip growing 

 above ground, and is crowned with leaves, slightly 

 scolloped on the edges, undulated, and milky-green, like 

 those of the turnip we have mentioned. There are 

 several varieties of it ; but the green-stemmed and the 

 purple-stemmed (especially the latter) are to be preferred. 



It is sweeter, more nutritious, and more solid than 

 either the Cabbage or White Turnip ; will produce a 

 greater weight per acre than the turnip, and prefers a 

 heavier soil than that root ; is hardier, and keeps better 

 than any other bulb ; and imparts very little of that 

 flavour, either to milk or butter, known as turnipy. So 

 much relished is it both by cows and sheep, that they 

 will leave either turnips or cabbages to partake of it. 

 Hares and rabbits are so fond of it that where they 

 abound Knol-kohl can scarcely be grown. It is excellent 

 when boiled for table. Sow in the first week of March, 

 and plant out in June in rows four feet apart, if the soil 

 is fertile, but only three feet if the soil is less productive, 

 and three feet from plant to plant in the rows. The 

 plants must have the chief part of their stems left un- 

 covered by the soil. Two pounds of seed produce enough 

 plants for an acre. It is an excellent crop for cleaning 

 the soil, as the width between the plants and rows 

 enables the hoe to be efficiently used, and during a 

 lengthened period. When blanks occur, these may be 

 filled up from the seed-bed with fresh plants. The 

 produce is from eighteen to twenty tons, and upwards, 

 per acre. The bulbs may be kept sound and nutritious 

 until very late in the spring, even much later than the 

 Swedish turnip. 



KNO'XIA. (Named after R. Knox, a traveller, long 

 resident in Ceylon. Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 

 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of young shoots in sand, 

 under a glass, in April or May ; peat and loam. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 50 to 60. 

 K. brachyca'rpa (short- fruited). Pink. July. Himalaya. 



1818. 

 ,, corymbo'sa (corymbose). 2-3. White. June, July. 



India ; Ceylon. 1818. 



,, exse'rta (ontside-stamened). See K. CORYMBOSA. 

 lee' vis (smooth). See K. BRACHYCARPA. 

 sumatre' nsis (Sumatran) of Decandolle. White. India. 

 ,, sumatre' nsis (Sumatran) of Wallich. See K. CORYM- 

 BOSA. 



te'res (cylindrical-stemmed). See K. CORYMBOSA. 

 zeyla'nica (Ceylon), . White. July. Ceylon. 1826. 



KO'CHIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Chenopodiaceae.) 



The typical K. scoparia is a weed, but the variety 

 trichophylla is an ornamental annual of great beauty 

 for beds, borders, prominent positions in the garden, 

 and for pot culture. The foliage of the dying plant 

 turns red in autumn. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 



K. scopa'ria (broom-like). 2-3. Green. Summer. 



Europe ; Northern Asia. 1827. 



trichophy'lla (hair-leaved). 2-2 J. Green. Plant 

 egg-shaped or columnar. 1898. 



