KENTIA 



KENTUCKY 



857 



oles covered with light grayish browu pubescence. New Ire- 

 land. A.G. 20:223 (1899). G.C. III. 24:^91. This is prob- 

 ably a Nenga. — K. Lindeni, Hort.=Kentiopsis macrocarpa. — 

 K. L^^ani, Lind.=Kentiopsis macrocarpa.— £^. Macdrthuri. 

 Hort. An elegant palm, with smooth, suberectlvs.; Ifts. semi- 

 pendulous, alternate, 4-8 in. long, J^-l in. wide, the midvein 

 prominent above, obliquely truncate and ragged or premorse. 

 Stems smooth, suckeriug quite freely. New Guinea. Int. 1878, 

 Veitch & Sons. F. 1879, p. 115. Perhaps a Nenga.— £^. Moore- 

 d7ia, F. Muell.=Cliuostigma Mooreanum.— ^. Mdrei, Hort. 

 Dreer. Possibly same as K. Mooreana. — K. rubricaulis, Hort. 

 Lvs. pinnate, ovate, with red petioles. Adv. 1895 by Pitcher & 

 Manda.— -ff. rupicola, Hort. Adv. 1895 by Pitcher & Manda.— 

 K. Sanderidna, Hort. Very slender in habit, very hard foliage, 

 spreading; Ifts. very narrow, arranged on an arching rachis 

 similar to Ooeos Weddelliaua. A graceful plant for jardinieres 

 or conservatories. A.G. 20:223.— K^. Sdpida, Mart.=Rhopalo- 

 stylis sapida.— iC. Van Houttei. Hort.= Veitehia, sp. ? Adv. 

 1895 by Pitcher & Manda.— jS:. VHtchii, Hort. probably=Hedy- 

 scepe Canterburyana— K^. Wendlandidna, P. Muell.— Hydrias- 

 tele Wendlandiaua. Jared G. Smith. 



KENTIOPSIS (Greek : like Kentia). Palmdcem. 

 Spineless palms: lvs. equally pinnate; pinnffi suboppo- 

 site, very coriaceous, narrow, sword-shaped, narrowed 

 to the obtu.se or toothed apex, with strong mid-nerve, 

 prominent veins and thickened margins. Species 2. 

 New Caledonia. 



Kentiopsis belongs to a large group of genera men- 

 tioned under Hedyscepe (p. 718), which differ from 

 Kentia in having the ovule fastened on the side of the 

 locuie, and more or less pendulous, instead of fastened 

 at the base and erect, as in Kentia. Kentiopsis is dis- 

 tinguished from Hydriastele by having its tts. arranged 

 spirally instead of in 4 ranks. From numerous other 

 cultivated allies it is distinguished by the following 

 characters: stamens numerous, 20-25: leaf-segments 

 narrowed, obtuse or dentate: sepals of the staminate 

 tls. triangular-orbicular, broadly overlapping. 



macrocarpa, Brongn. {Kentia Lindeni, Hort. Linden. 

 Kentia Liiciana, Linden). Rachis flat above, convex 

 below. The form known as Kentia Luciani has bright 

 green lvs., tinged with brown on the under surface, the 

 young petiole yellowish, later becoming brown. I.H. 

 29:451 and 24:276. F. 1884. p. 71. S.H. 2:U7.-The spe- 

 cies is distinguished by the reddish tinge of the young 

 leaves. 



K. divaricdta, Brongn. (Kentia divaricata. Planch.), is re- 

 ferred by Drude in Engler & Prantl, to Drymophlceus. It may 

 be distinguished from the preceding by the alternate pinnae 

 and triangular rachis, keeled above. I.H. 28:409. This has 

 been confused in the trade with Kentia gracilis, which is re- 

 ferred by Index Kewensis 



to Microkentia gracilis. See 

 I.H.23:245. Advertised 1895 

 by Pitcher & Manda. — £". 

 olivwfffrmis, Brongn., is 

 characterized by the 4- 

 angled rachis. Not culti- 

 vated. 



KENTUCKY HORTI- 

 CULTURE. Fig. 12U9. 

 The state of Kentucky, 

 while its interests have 

 not been distinctively 

 developed in the direc- 

 tion of horticulture, is, 

 nevertheless, in its va- 

 rious parts, admirably 

 adapted to nearly all the 

 fruits and vegetables of 

 the temperate zone. Its 

 cultivation has been pri- 

 marily that pertaining to 

 general agriculture and 

 stock-raising, rather than 

 horticulture. 



Before the civil war the people of wealth and culture, 

 particularly over large areas through the central por- 

 tion of the state, dwelt very largely in the country 

 rather than in the towns, which at that time were 

 nearly all small and comparatively unimportant. There 

 are many evidences still remaining, in stately country 

 homes surrounded by magnificent old trees and old- 

 fashioned gardens, to bear witness to the h\s,h appre- 

 ciation of the people of that period for the amenities of 



rural life. At that time commercial horticulture in the 

 state was almost unknown ; but with the steady advance 

 in fruit-growing throughout the country, and with in- 

 creasing facilities for rapid transportation for perish- 

 able products, there have been developed in recent 

 years several well-defined fruit- and vegetable-growing 

 ai'eas, in which these industries have assumed large 

 proportions. 



The most important of these districts are two which 

 lie respectively to the northeast and south of Louisville, 

 and the boundaries of which, to some extent, overlap. 

 The first of these is comprised largely of the counties 

 of Trimble and Oldham. Trimble county is especially 

 noted for its extensive peach orchards, which are sit- 

 uated upon the elevated lands adjacent to the Ohio 

 river, much of the fruit being shipped by water to 

 Louisville, Cincinnati, and other river towns. Oldham 

 county has a large acreage of grapes. The first vine- 

 yards were established in the decade of 1850-60, of the 

 Catawba and Isabella varieties. On account of the rot, 

 the culture of these varieties was not very successful, 

 but early in the next decade the Ives was introduced, 

 and owing to its productiveness and shipping qualities, 

 it has since been grown almost exclusively. The growth 

 of the industry was quite steady until about 1890, when 

 one or two seasons of large crops, accompanied by high 

 prices, led to a very large increase in the acreage. Dur- 

 ing the past few years the business has been somewhat 

 depressed, on account of the competition of earlier 

 grapes from Georgia and other southern states. 



To the south and southwest of Louisville lies the 

 fruit district, known as Muldraugh Hill, a low, moun- 

 tainous elevation, extending, in Kentucky, in a south- 

 easterly direction from the Ohio river in Meade county, 

 through Hardin, Larue, Green, and portions of adjacent 

 counties. In this hill country fruit-growing is most 

 largely developed on its southern slope, peaches and 

 apples holding the first place in importance, while pears, 

 plums and the small fruits are also extensively grown. 

 This locality seems peculiarly adapted to the apple 

 and peach, orchards of the latter having produced, ac- 

 cording to good authorities, nineteen paying crops in 

 twenty-three years, with comparative freedom from dis- 

 ease, and attaining, when permitted, a great age and 

 size. The fruit from this district is shipped to various 

 points in the Mississippi valley, but especially to such 

 northern cities as Indianapolis and Chicago, where it 

 holds high rank. 



Between and connecting the two fruit districts men- 



1209. Kentucky. Shaded areas designate pomologieal districts. 



tioned is the county of Jefferson, containing the largest 

 city in the state — Louisville. In this county fruit- 

 growing and market-gardening are very extensively de- 

 veloped, particularly for the local market, and here also 

 are found the most extensive florists' establishments in 

 the state, as well as many forcing-houses, devoted to 

 growing winter vegetables, chiefly lettuce. 



Throughout much of the fruit districts mentioned, as 

 in many other parts of the state, the favorable results 



