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pappus bristles. Unlike the common dandelion, these 

 plants do not become weedy. 



A. Stem a leafless scope, bearing 1 head. 



B. Has tubers. 



Dandelion, Nutt. Height 6-18 in.: Ivs. lanceolate or 



almost linear, varying from minutely toothed to pin- 



iiatitid. Apr.^une. Moist ground, Md. to Pla. and Tex. 



— The only kind that has tubers. 



BB. Has no tuber's. 

 montftna, Nutt. {K. Dandelion, rar. montana. Chap- 

 man). Height 9-12 in.: h's. oblong to linear, varying 

 from entire to pinnatifld: head smaller than in K. Dan 

 delioH. Crevice.s of rocks, Alleghenies, N. and S. Car. 

 and Ga. — Harlan P. Kelsey writes that this is an admir- 

 able rock plant, thriving in any soil or situation, and 

 blooming profusely from Mareh'to June or July. Prop. 

 by seed or division. 



AA. Stem 1-3-lvd., branched above, bearing 2-G heads. 

 amplexicadlis, Nutt. (Cynthia Virginica, Willd.). 

 Height rJ-24 in.: Ivs. oblong or oval, obtuse, entire or 

 repand and denticulate, or the root-1 vs. somewhat lyrate : 

 stem-lvs. partly clasping. May-Oct. Moist banks, 

 N. Y. to Ga., west to Colo. 



KEYNlTZKIA (Prof. J. Krynitzki, of Cracow). Bor- 

 layiiidceee. Chiefly North American herbs, annuals and 

 some perennials, with small fls. nearly always white. 

 Two species have been listed in eastern catalogues, and 

 are procurable from western collectors. The following 

 descriptions give some idea of what the plants are like, 

 and for specific distinctions from numerous allies the 

 student is referred to Gray's "Synoptical Flora." 



glomer&ta. Gray. Biennial, coarse, grayish prickly- 

 hirsute, 1-3 ft. high: Ivs. spatulate or linear-spatulate: 

 fls. white, thyrsoid-glomerate. Plains, along eastern base 

 of Rocky Mountains. 



barbigera. Gray {Eritr)chium barbigerum. Gray) 

 Hispid and hirsute. 9-12 in. high: Ivs. linear: fls. white 

 in solitary or panicled, elongating spikes. S. Calif. 



KUDZU VINE. Pueraria Tluinbergiana. 



KUMQUAT or KINKAN, of the Japanese, is a dwarf 

 member uf the citrous tribe {Citrus Japonica), seldom 

 growing more than 6 or 8 ft. high on the 

 most vigorous stock, and when worked 

 on a dwarf stock making but a good- 

 sized bush ; but no matter what its 

 size may be, it freely produces very 

 pretty golden yellow fruit, which is 

 very palatable either in a fresh state 

 orpreserved. The plant may be budded 

 or grafted on any citrus stock — orange, 

 1213. The oblong lemon, lime, etc. — but is most com- 

 Kumquat ( n 'jj monly worked on Citrus trifoliata .mak- 

 ing but a bush, eminently adapted for 

 growing in restricted places, both in- and outdoors. As a 



KYDIA 



pot-plant for the house it is a gem, making a very hand- 

 some evergreen bush and blooming freely through the 

 spring or early summer, then setting its interesting 

 fruit. The flowers are much like the orange, white and 

 scented, but smaller. The soil best adapted to the Kum- 

 quat is a light loam or sand; it thrives in any soil suited 

 to the orange or lemon. 



There are two well-defined varieties of this species, 

 the oblong and round fruited ; the oblong fruit ( Fig. 

 1213 ) is about 1]4 inches long by 1 in diameter, and a.'l 

 the fruits of this varietv are almost of an exact size, not 



so much variance being noticed among I hem as in 

 hens' eggs. On the contrary, tiie round fruits (Fig. 

 1214) are produced with great difference in size, varying 

 from H to a full inch in diameter. There is also some 

 difference in flavor and thickness of skin between the 

 varieties, the oblong being more esteemed. For an 

 account, with illustrations of the two types of Kum- 

 quat, see A. G. 21:, 345 (1900). The fruit, when eaten 

 out of hand, is entirely consumed, excepting the few 

 small seeds; almost everyone tasting it seems to relish 

 the combined flavor of skin, pulp and ."juice. Its chief 

 use, however, is in making marmalade or preserves. 

 The fruit is used whole in heavy syrup, and makes a 

 delicious dainty. It is also candied and used in fine con- 

 fectionery. E. N. Reasoner. 



K'JDIA (Col. Robert Kyd, founder of the Calcutta 

 Botanic Garden, died 1794). Malrdee(p. Three species 

 of oriental trees, one of which is cult, in S. Fla. and 

 S. Calif. K. cahjeina has white or pink fls. somewhat 

 like those of Hibiscus, and borne in long panicles. This 

 genus belongs to a subtribe characterized by having 

 2 or more ovules. Kydia has 4-6 bractlets ; Abutilon 

 none; Sphaeralcea 3. Kydia has fls. polygamous; petals 

 5; staminal tube divided about the middle into 5 divi- 

 sions, each bearing 3 anthers, which are imperfect in the 

 pistillate fls. 



calyoina, Roxb. Tree, attaining 2,5 ft. : Ivs. 4-5 in. 

 long, 3 in. wide, rounded, cordate, palmately 7-nerved, 

 more or less iobed, midlobe longest, close felted be- 

 neath; petiole 1-2 in. long: inflorescence much-branched, 

 many-fid. 



