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KADS0RA (Japanese name). Magnoliacece. About 7 

 species, tropical Asian woody climbers, of one of which 

 Charles S. Sargent writes (G.F. 6:75): "The flowers 

 are not at all showy, but it is a plant of extraordinary 

 beauty in the autumn when the clusters of scarlet fruit 

 are ripe, their brilliancy being heightened by contrast 

 with the dark green, lustrous, persistent leaves. * * * It 

 might well be grown wherever the climate is sufficiently 

 mild, as in the autumn no plant is more beautiful." Kad- 

 suras have leathery or rarely membranous foliage: fls. 

 axillary, solitary, whitish or rosy, unisexual; sepals and 

 petals 9-15, gradually changing from the outermost and 

 smallest to the innermost and petaloid : staminate fls. 

 with an indefinite number of stamens, which are separate 

 or coalesced into a globe: carpels indefinite in number, 

 2-3-ovuled: mature berries in globular heads. 



Jap6nica, Linn. Small, procumbent, warty shrub: Ivs. 

 oval or oblong-oval, thick, serrate: peduncles 1-fld., soli- 

 tary. Japan, as far as 35 north latitude. The type is 

 advertised by Japanese dealers; also a variety with foli- 

 age blotched with white, and another var. with foliage 

 margined white. 



KJEMPFERIA (Engelbert Kaempfer, 1631-1716, trav- 

 eled in the Orient, and wrote on Japan. He is also com- 

 memorated by Iris Kcempferi). Scitaminacece. About 

 18 species of tropical African and Asian plants with 

 tuberous or fleshy roots, oftenstemless, and bearing the 

 peculiar fls. of this order in which the showy parts, as 

 in the Canna. are the staminodes. For culture, see Hedy- 

 chium and Zingiber. 



A. Foliage margined with white. 

 Gilbert!, Hort. Fleshy-rooted: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 deep green, bordered white, wavy at the margin : fls. 

 purple and white. East Indies. G.C. II. 17:713. R.B. 

 21:169. S.H. 2:131. -Int. by W. Bull, 1882. Reasoner 

 Bros, cultivate this outdoors in S. Fla.,and say, "The 

 fls. are borne on ornamental crimson heads rising from 

 the ground on separate stalks, and resembling in out- 

 line small pineapple fruits. These heads retain their 

 beauty all summer." 



AA. Foliage not margined with white. 



B. .Lvs. tinged purple beneath. 



rotunda, Linn. Stemless, tuberous: Ivs. not produced 

 until after the fls., oblong, erect, petioled : corolla seg- 

 ments long-linear : staminodes oblong, acute, white, 

 1K-2 in. long: lip lilac or reddish, deeply cut into 2 sub- 

 orbicular lobes : anther-crest deeply 2-fid : petiole short, 

 channelled : blade 12 in. long, 3-4 in. wide, usually 

 variegated with darker and lighter green above and 

 tinned purple beneath: spikes 4-6-fld., produced in Mar. 

 and Apr. India. BM. 920 and 6054. -Adv. 1895 by Pitcher 

 & Manda, who said the fls. were fragrant. 



BB. Lvs. not tinged purple beneath. 



Kirkii, Schumann (Cienkdwskya Kirkii, Hook.). 

 Leaf-stem 3-4 in. long : IYS. about 4, crowded at the 

 apex of the stem, oblong, acute, 8-9 in. long, 2K-3 in. 

 wide at the middle : flowering stems short, slender, 

 1-fld. : corolla lobes oblong-lanceolate, 1 in. long: stami- 

 nodes more than twice as long as the corolla lobes, pale 

 rose-purple: lip rounded at the apex, slightly notched, 

 2 in. broad, with a yellow mark at the throat. Trop. 

 Afr. B.M.5994. I. H. 30:495. -Once adv. by John Saul. 



W. M. 



KAFFIR CORN. See Sorghum. 



KAGENECKIA (after an Austrian minister to Spain). 

 Kosacece. Six species of tender evergreen trees from 

 Chile and Peru, one of which is cult, at Santa Barbara. 

 The fls. are white, 5-petaled, about % in. across, and 

 unisexual. The male fls. are borne in racemes or 

 corymbs; the females are solitary ; all are terminal: 



Ivs. leathery, serrate, short-stalked: stamens 16-20, in- 

 serted on the mouth of the calyx, in 1 series: carpel 

 5, free: ovules numerous, in 2 series. 



oblbnga, Ruiz & Pav. Lvs. oblong, acuminate at bot 

 ends, the serrations obtuse and rather callous. Chile. 

 Int. 1900 by Franceschi. 



KAKI. See Persimmon and Diospyros. 



KALANCHOE (Chinese name). Crassulacem. Some- 

 times spelled Calancho'e. About 50 species of succulent 

 erect shrubs, chiefly of tropical Africa, but also inhabit 

 ing tropical Asia, S. Africa and Brazil. Lvs. opposite, 

 sessile or stalked, varying from entire to crenate anc 

 pinnatifid : fls. yellow, purple or scarlet, in many-fld. 

 terminal cymes, rather large and often showy; calyx 

 parted, the narrow lobes shorter than the corolla tube, 

 usually falling early ; corolla 4-parted and usuall] 

 spreading ; stamens 8 : carpels 4. A few species 

 prized by amateurs. The fls. are lasting in bouquets. 

 The foliage is ornamental and interesting. Culture oi 

 Crassula, which see also for a conspectus of the gardei 

 crassulaceous genera. The four following species ai 

 novelties. K. pinnata, Pers. (Mn. 2:56), is Bryophyl- 

 lum calyclnum (which see). 



A. Flowers scarlet or orange. 



coccinea, Welw. Somewhat hairy above, 2-4 ft. tall 

 lower Ivs. ovate-obtuse, coarsely crenate-dentate, stalked ; 

 upper Ivs. linear-lanceolate-obtuse, sessile: fls. scarle 

 or orange, on short pedicels, in broad, forking panicles 

 which have stalks about 1 ft. long; calyx pubescent, the 

 segments lanceolate-acute ; corolla tube % in. long, the 

 limb % in. across, and the segments deltoid-ovate. 

 Trop. Africa. 



flammea, Stapf. A foot to 18 in. high, glabrous, lit- 

 tle branching: Ivs. ovate-oblong, obtuse, narrowed int 

 a short petiole (blade about 2 in. long and 1^-1% in 

 wide), fleshy, obscurely crenate-dentate or almost en 

 tire: fls. yellow and orange-scarlet, % in. across; caly 

 parted to the base, the segments linear-lanceolate and 

 somewhat acute; corolla tube 4-angled, less than /^ in. 

 long, yellowish ; lobes ovate-acute, orange-red. Trop. 

 Afr. B.M. 7595. G.C. III. 26:47. -First fully described 

 in Kew Bulletin, Aug.-Sept., 1897, p. 266, but it was 

 named and partially described in G.C. July 10, 1897, a 

 K. flamea, which is evidently an orthographical error 

 The plant is one of the leading novelties of '1900. Thriv 

 in a comparatively cool greenhouse. 



AA. Flowers pink. 

 carnea, Mast. Stems simple, 2 ft. or less, glabrous: 

 Ivs. oval or obovate, obtuse, crenate-dentate, narrowed 

 into a short petiole, the upper ones nearly linear and 

 sessile: fls. light rose or pink, very fragrant, nearly 

 in. across; calyx parted to the base, the segments lin- 

 ear-pointed; corolla tube swollen at base, and 2-3 times 

 longer than calyx; corolla lobes broad-oval, acute, k 

 Afr. G.C. III. 1:211. G.F. 3:53. -Good winter bloomer, 

 prop, by seeds or cuttings. Seeds sown in spring give 

 blooming plants for the following Christmas. 



AAA. Fls. white or white-yellow, very long. 



marmorata, Baker (K. grandiflbra, Rich., not Wight). 

 Stem stout and branching : Ivs. large (6-8 in. long), 

 obovate, narrowed to a short broad petiole, crenate, 

 blotched with purple : fls. long and tubular (3 in. oi 

 more long), creamy white or yellowish, the lobes ovate- 

 acuminate. Abyssinia. B.M. 7333. I.H. 43, p. 45. -In- 

 teresting pot-plant, with large trusses of erect fls. 



L. H. B. 



KALE or BORECOLE (Brassica oleracea, var. aceph- 

 ala, Figs. 295, 296) is thought by some to be the origin* 1 

 type of the cabbage. Members of this section of tl 

 cabbage tribe do not form heads, but have variousl 



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