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KAGENECKIA (named after Frederick de Kageneck, 

 an ambassador from Holland to Spain). ORD. Rosacece. 

 A genus of three or four species of half-hardy evergreen 

 trees,* natives of Chili and Peru. Flowers unisexual, 

 terminal, racemose or corymbose, solitary. Leaves scat- 



Kag-eneckia continued. 

 K. orataagoides (Hawthorn-like). /I. white, in axillary racemes. 



June. I. oval-lanceolate, smooth, glaucous, h. 10ft. Chili, 1830. 



(B. R. 1836.) 

 K. oblonga (oblong), fl. white, solitary. August to December. 



1. oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, serrulated, h. 30ft. Chili, 1830. 



tered, petiolate, serrated, thick, coriaceous ; stipules small. 

 The species thrive in a compost of loam, peat, and 

 sand. Ripened cuttings will root, in sand, under a bell 



KALANCHOE (Chinese name of one of the species). 

 STNS. Calanchoe, Vereia. ORD. Crassulaceae. A genus of 

 about a score species of erect, robust, stove or greenhouse 

 herbs or shrubs, natives of tropical Asia, tropical and 



