KENTIA 



Liles covered with light grayish brown pubescence. New Ire- 

 ; m l. A.<T. -JO: 223 (1899). GKC. III. 24:391. This is prob- 

 lly a Nenga. K. Lindeni, Hort.==Kentiopsis maerocarpa. 

 '. Lticiani, Liiid.=Kentiopsis maerocarpa.^. Macdrthuri, 

 ;ort. An elegant palm, with smooth, suberect Ivs. ; Ifts. semi- 

 ?ndnlous, alternate, 4-8 in. long, %-l in. wide, the midvein 

 rominent above, obliquely truncate and ragged or premorse. 

 terns smooth, suckering quite freely. New Guinea. Int. 1878, 

 eiteh & Sons. F. 1879, p. 115. Perhaps a Nenga. K. Moore- 

 na, F. Muell.=Clmostigma Mooreanum. K. Morei. Hort. 

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

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

 >.-K. rupicola, Hort. Adv. 1895 by Pitcher & Manda. 

 ". Scmderiana, Hort. Very slender in habit, very hard foliage, 

 n-t-ading; Ifts. very narrow, arranged on an arching rachis 

 milar to Cocos Weddelliana. A graceful plant for jardinieres 

 r conservatories. A.Gr. 20:223. K. Sdpida, Mart.=Rhopalo- 

 :ylis sapida. K. Van Houttei, Hort.= Veitchia, sp. ? Adv. 

 395 by Pitcher & Manda. K. Veitchii, Hort. probably=Hedy- 

 .epe Canterbnryana. K. Wendlandiana, F. Muell.=Hydrias- 

 jle Wendlandiana. JARED G. SMITH. 



KENTIOPSIS (Greek: like Kentia). Palmacece. 



pineless palms: Ivs. equally pinnate; pinnas suboppo- 

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

 y the obtuse or toothed apex, with strong mid-nerve, 



rominent veins and thickened margins. Species 2. 

 few Caledonia. 



Kentiopsis belongs to a large group of genera men- 

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

 [entia in having the ovule fastened on the side of the 

 )cule, and more or less pendulous, instead of fastened 

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

 inguished from Hydriastele by having its fls. arranged 

 .pirally instead of in 4 ranks. From numerous other 

 ultivated allies it is distinguished by the following 

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

 arrowed, obtuse or dentate: sepals of the staminate 

 s. triangular-orbicular, broadly overlapping. 



maerocarpa, Brongn. (Kentia Lindeni, Hort. Linden. 

 Centia Lnciana, Linden). Rachis flat above, convex 

 elow. The form known as Kentia Lticiani has bright 

 reen Ivs., tinged with brown on the under surface, the 

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

 .9:451 and 24:276. F. 1884, p. 71. S.H. 2:117.-The spe- 

 ies is distinguished by the reddish tinge of the young 

 iaves. 



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

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

 e distinguished from the preceding by the alternate pinnae 

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

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

 ?rred by Index Kewensis 



, > Microkentia gracilis. See 



'.H.23:245. Advertised 1895 



,y Pitcher & Manda. IT. 

 livceformis, Brongn., is 



'haraoterized by the 4- 

 ngled rachis. Not culti- 

 ated. 



KENTUCKY HORTI- 

 CULTURE. Fig. 1209. 



^he state of Kentucky, 

 i?hile its interests have 



iot been distinctively 

 Developed in the direc- 

 ,ion of horticulture, is, 

 nevertheless, in its va- 



ious parts, admirably 



.dapted to nearly all the 

 : ruits and vegetables of 



he temperate zone. Its 

 < ultivation has been pri- 



aarily that pertaining to 



general agriculture and 

 . tock-raising,ratherthan 

 horticulture. 



Before the civil war the people of wealth and culture, 

 particularly over large areas through the central por- 



ion of the state, dwelt very largely in the country 



ather than in the towns, which at that time were 

 yearly all small and comparatively unimportant. There 

 .ire many evidences still remaining, in stately country 



lomes surrounded by magnificent old trees and old- 

 fashioned gardens, to bear witness to the high appre- 

 ciation of the people of that period for the amenities of 



KENTUCKY 



857 



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 

 areas, 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 crop* ia 

 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 



