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Succulent plants, with flowers on terminal heads. K. flammea is a 

 brilliant warm greenhouse plant, grown for its beautiful orange 

 flowers in spring. It likes loam with a third of leaf mould and 

 sand. Propagation is by cuttings in sandy soil. 



Kale. See Kitchen Garden. 



Kalmia (kalm-ia, after Peter Kalm. Ord. Ericaceae). Hand- 

 some hardy evergreen shrubs. K. latifolia is worth growing as a 

 foliage shrub alone. They like peat, and are propagated by seeds 

 in spring, layers in autumn, or cuttings of side shoots in summer. 

 The three species angustifolia, glauca, and latifolia are all grown. 

 There are several varieties of the first and last. They all dislike 

 lime. 



Kalosanthes. -See Crassula and Rochea. 



Kentia (kent-ia, after Lt.-Col. Kent. Ord. Palmae). A genus of 

 palms, giving us one or two species, such as Belmoreana, Canter- 

 buryana, and Forsteriana, which are good for rooms as well as for 

 greenhouses. For culture, see Palms. Botanists now refer the first 

 and last to the genus Howea, and Canterburyana to Hedyscepe. 



Kerria Japonica (ker-ria, after Mr. M. Kerr. Ord. Rosaceae). 

 A useful dwarf yellow-flowered deciduous shrub, thriving in almost 

 any soil, and blooming profusely in late spring (see the Botanical 

 Magazine, tt. 1873 an d 1296). Corchorus Japonicus is a synonym; 

 the double, flore pleno, is a still better plant, giving a richer and more 

 lasting effect with its larger flowers. They may be grown in the 

 shrubbery, but are better on walls or fences. Propagation is by 

 cuttings of young shoots under a hand-light. Pruning may consist of 

 cutting out crowded shoots. The plants may be forced in pots if 

 desired. 



Kidney Bean. See Kitchen Garden. 



Kitchen Garden. A well-managed kitchen garden is a source of 

 much benefit to the household, as a constant supply of delicious 

 and wholesome vegetables can be provided. It will contain not 

 only an adequate supply of the table vegetables which are most 

 appreciated, but also plenty of fresh salads and a sufficiency of 

 herbs. In large kitchen gardens fruit (see Fruit) is generally asso- 

 ciated with vegetables, trees being grown alongside the paths, and 

 also on the walls. The fruit and plant houses are generally put in 

 the kitchen garden. In very small establishments, where the space 

 for vegetables is limited in area and is near the house, it may be well 

 to omit the coarser winter Greens, partly because they take up room 

 which could be better devoted to choice things, such as Asparagus, 

 Seakale, Celery, Cauliflowers, spring Cabbages, and salads; and 

 partly because their odour is disagreeable in wet weather. Where 

 there is a fair amount of ground available the kitchen garden may 

 be separated from the house by flower gardens and shrubberies. 

 vShelter of some kind is desirable. A high, strong wall is the best, 

 not only because of the complete shelter which it provides, but also- 

 because it is capable of supporting lean-to and hip-roofed green- 

 houses, vineries, and other glass structures, and fruit trees. More- 



