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KCEHLE'RIA HONDE'NSIS. See ISOLOMA HON DENSE. 

 KOSHLE'RIA SEEMA'NNI. See ISOLOMA SEEMAX.M. 

 KCELFRIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Gramineae.) 



Hardy grasses of neat habit, some of which may yet 

 be used for lawns in dry, poor soil. Seed. Light dry soils. 

 K. albe'scens (whitish). Western Europe. 

 ,, crista'ta (crested). North temperate regions. 

 gra'cilis (slender). Europe (Britain). 

 ,, brita'nnica (British). Britain. 

 phleoi'des (Phleum-like). Mediterranean region. 

 seta'cca (hair-like). S. Europe. 



KCELLENSTETNIA GRAMTNEA. See AGANISIA 



GRAMINEA. 



KCELLENSTEI'NIA IONOPTERA. See AGANISIA 



IONOPTERA. 



KCELLJKE'RIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Gesneraceae.) 



A small, but interesting stove herb. Seeds and offsets. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and sand in nearly equal proportions. 

 K. argyrosti gma (silver-spotted). J. White and rose. 

 June. Peru. (B.M., t. 4175.) 



KOELREUTE'RIA. (Named after Kdelreuter, a cele- 

 brated German botanist, the father of hybridising plants. 

 Nat. ord. Soapworts [Sapindaceae]. Linn. 8-Octandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous trees. Cuttings of the root ; cuttings 

 of the young shoots under a hand-light ; seeds in spring ; 

 layers in the end of summer ; common soil, in a sheltered 

 situation ; beautiful in its leaves, flowers, fruit, and the 

 mode of growing, as it gets old. 

 K. bipinna'ta (twice-pinnate). Bright yellow, with 



purple spot. Yunnan, China. 1888. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). 10. Yellow. July. China. 1763. 



K(E'NIGA MAKI'TIMA. See ALYSSUM MARITIMUM. 

 KOHL-RABI or -RUBI. See KNOL-KOHL. 

 KOLA NTJT. Co'la acumina'ta. 



KOLKWTTZIA, (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Caprifoliaceae.) 



A hardy shrub closely related to Lonicera. Seeds, 

 cuttings, layers. Ordinary soil. 



K. ama'bilis (lovely). Fruits covered with long brown 

 bristles. Central China. 1903. 



KOLPAKO'WSKIA IXIOLIRIOI'DES. See IXIOLIRION 



KOLPAKOWSKIANUM. 



KO'PSIA. (Named after Professor Kops. Nat. ord. 

 Dogbanes [Apocynaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Cerbera.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of the young shoots, 

 getting a little firm at their base, in sand, over sandy 

 soil, and in bottom-heat ; peat and sandy loam. Summer 

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

 K. frutico'sa (shrubby). Red. May. India and Malaya. 

 1818. 



KOROLKO'WIA DI'SCOLOR. See FRITILLARIA 

 SEWERZOWI BICOLOR. 



KOROLKO'WIA SEWERZO'WI. See FRITILLARIA 

 SEWERZOWI. 



KOSTELFTZKYA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Malvaceae.) 



K. pentasperma is a stove evergreen shrub, and the 

 others hardy perennial herbs. Divisions and cuttings ; 

 cuttings of the stove species, in a close case, with heat. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, peat, and sand for the stove species. 

 K. pentaca'rpa (five-carpelled). 3. Lilac, red. August. 



Russia. 1752. 

 pentasperma (five-seeded). 3. Yellow. July. Trop. 



Amer. 1825. 



virgi'nica (Virginian). 2. Red. August. N. Amer. 

 1798. 



KRAME RIA. (Named after the two Kramers, German 

 botanists. Nat. ord. Milkworts [Polygalaceaej. Linn. 

 i^-Didynamia, 2- A ngiospermia.) 



This is the intensely-astringent called Rhatany-ropt 

 in South America. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings in 



sand, under a glass, in heat ; sandy loam and fibrous 

 peat. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 48 to 60. 

 K. lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). 4. Red. N.W. Amer. 



1824. 

 paucifto'ra (few-flowered). See K. LANCEOLATA. 



KREYSIGIA. (Named after Kreysig, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6- 

 Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Uvularia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Division of the 

 plant in spring ; light, sandy loam ; requires the pro- 

 tection of a cold pit, or a cool greenhouse, in winter. 

 K. multiflo'ra (many-flowered), i. Rose. June. N.S. 

 Wales. 1823. 



KRTGIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. Com- 

 posite.) 



A dwarf, annual herb. Seeds. Ordinary soil. 

 K. amplexicau'lis (stem-clasping). J. Yellow. N. Amer. 



KRYNITZKLA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Boraginacea?.) 



Hardy, annual or biennial herbs. Seeds. Ordinary 

 garden soil. 

 K. barbi'gera (bearded). White. N.W. Amer. 1885. 



Annual. 

 glomera'ta (crowded). 2. Blue. June. N.W. Amer. 



1812. Biennial. 

 Jame'sii (James's). Blue. N.W. Amer. 



KTTHNIA. (Named after Adam Kuhn, an American 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Composites [Composite]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, i-&qualis. Allied to Liatris.) 



Herbaceous perennials. Divisions in spring ; sandy 

 loam. Pretty little plants ; the tenderest require a cold 

 pit, or a greenhouse, in winter. 



HARDY. 



K. Crito'nia (Critonia). See K. EUPATORIOIDES. 

 eupatoriof des (Eupatorium-like). ij. White. July 

 N. Amer. 1812. 



GREENHOUSE. 



K. linearifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See JAUMEA LINEARIS. 

 rosmarinifo'lia (rosemary-leaved). White. July 

 Mexico. 1828. 



KTTMQUAT. See CITRUS AURANTIUM JAPONICA. 

 KU'NTfflA DE'PPH. See CHAM^DOREA ELEGANS. 

 KTJ'NTHIA MONTA'NA. See CHAM^DOREA LINDENI- 



ANA. 



KU'NZEA. (In commemoration of Gustav Kunze, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord. Myrtacea?.) 



Evergreen, greenhouse shrubs allied to Leptospermum 

 and often Heath-like. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in gentle 

 heat, and covered with a hand-light. Loam and peat, 

 with sand, to make it porous. 

 K. Baxte'ri (Baxter's). 2. Red. Australia. 1838. 



capita'ta (headed). 5. Pink. S. Africa. 1824. 



,, corifo'lia (Coris-leaved). White. Australia. 



,, ericifo'lia (Erica-leaved). Australia. 



peduncula'ris (long-stalked). Australia. 



pomi'fera (apple-bearing). White. Australia. 1889. 

 Fruits named " Muntries " by the natives. 



recu'rva (recurved). Australia. 



,, sen cea (silky). Rose. May. Australia. 



KY'DIA. (Named after Col. Kyd, first director of the 

 Calcutta Botanic Garden. Nat. ord. Mallow-worts [Mal- 

 vaceae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 7-Dodecandria. Allied to 

 Abutilon.) 



Stove evergreen trees, with white flowers. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in 

 heat ; sandy peat and fibrous loam, well drained. 

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

 K. calycina (large-called). 30. India and Burma. 1818. 



frate'rna (brotherly). See K. CALYCINA. 



KYLLTNGA. (Commemorative of Peter Kylling, a 

 Danish botanist. Nat. ord. Cyperaceae.) 



A tufted, perennial, greenhouse sedge. Divisions. 

 Loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 



K. monoce'phala (one-headed). Whitish. Tropics of the 

 Old World. 1868. 



