KCELERIA 



,G>oth, scabrous or hirsute : Ivs. 1-12 in. long, flat or 

 juluto: spikelets 2-5-fld. July-Sept. Widely tlistri- 

 ted in N. Amer. in sandy and prairie soil. B.B. 1:194. 



W. M. 

 .(ELREUTfiRIA (Joseph G. Kcelreuter, 1733-1806, 



I t'essor of natural history at Karlsruhe) . Sapindacece. 



.orescent genus of about 3 species occurring in 



and Japan, one of which is K. paniculata, a me- 



xed, irregular, round-headed tree, 25-30 ft. high, 



v!i large, compound, irregularly toothed Ivs., yellow 



fc in July and large, bladdery fruits in panicles in 



mm. It is hardy in Mass., although single limbs 



asionally killed 'back in winter. It also endures 



at her and hot winds in the West. It is of easy 



i in.', but requires a fairly rich soil. As an ornament 



ii iay be used as a single specimen, though not a par- 



t :larly refined tree, or it may be mixed with other 



g era in the woody border. It is prop, by seeds, which it 



r ms early and freely, by layers in autumn, by cuttings 



ohe young branches in spring, and by root-cuttings. 



aniculata, Laxm. (Sapindus Chinensis, Murr. ). 

 ViNiSH TREE. Lvs. deciduous, alternate, 12 in. long, 

 u qually pinnate, without stipules; Ifts. ovate, largely 

 a irregularly dentate, glabrous, in 4-7 pairs, opposite 

 a alternate: fls. yellow, Yz in. long, in large, upright, 

 tninal, many-fld. panicles; sepals 5; petals 3-4, hy- 



Synous, irregular, each claw with a scale-like appen- 

 e, the disk enlarging before each petal; stamens 5-8: 

 <i ry oblong, pubescent, becoming a 3-lobed, 3-celled 

 bldery, inflated, triangular pod, l%-2 in. long, usually 

 r, becoming brown, borne in large, erect panicles. 

 .m. 2:561. Gng. 2:353 and 8:219. Gn. 32, p. 378. 



. Mpinnata, Franch. A vigorous tree, 60 ft. high, with 

 d'bly pinnate Ivs. over 2 ft. long, growing in W. China. R.H. 

 1! , p. 393. Gn. 34, p. 305. .K". Japdnica, Sieb. A more branched 

 fm with deeply cut Ivs. and smaller fruit, but not specifically 

 d inct from K. paniculata. A. PHELPS WYMAN. 



GENIGA. See Ali/ssum. 



OHLRABI (Brassica oleracea, var. caulo-rapa). 

 F. 1212. This plant exhibits a remarkable variation 

 f 11 the normal form of the specific type, as represented 

 b:he cabbage. A prominent writer on vegetables, re- 

 f' ing to the botany of the plant, says: "It comes be- 

 t'cn the cabbage and turnip." Had this reference been 



II le to the edible portion it would be literally true. In 

 tl turnip the edible part is the swollen root; in the 



ntLce it is the fleshy and tightly curled leaves, while in 

 tl Kohlrabi it is the globular enlargement midway be- 

 t en root and top. This plant is mainly grown for cattle 

 f-1. It is but little known in America. In France and 



many its usefulness is generally recognized. In Italy 



tl partially developed stems are used as substitutes 



f< cauliflower and cabbage. It is not likely that as a 



I It- food it will grow in popularity in this country, 



is better adapted for sheep-grazing purposes, 



a turnips can be grown with equal ease and kept 



tlmgh winter with greater satisfaction. Its treatment 



iihe garden is essentially that of early cabbage. The 



are very hardy. For very early crop it is de- 



- l >!<' to start them in a hotbed/ If properly hardened 



they may be set out as soon as the frost is out of 

 t> ground. Plant and cultivate like early cabbages. 



1 seed of main field crop may be sown directly in the 

 . The rows should be 2 l / ft. apart, and the hills 2 ft. 



a rt in the row. Several seeds are planted in each 

 li and all plants pulled out but one, after danger of 

 d enaction by flea-beetle is over. Many growers in the 

 ^ tern states follow this plan in growing late cabbages, 

 a rell as kale and brussels sprouts. The seed may be 

 pited, according to locality, from May 10 to June 20. 

 V en the plants are grown in the seed bed the treat- 

 nit is essentially the same as that described under 



>bage. In northern regions, only the early varieties 

 s uld be grown on account of the slowness of the plant 

 iuaturing. No special effort seems to have been made 

 tdevelop many distinct varieties of Kohlrabi. The 



I leading types are the Purple and the White Vienna, 

 ^oh mature sufficiently for table use in 2^-3 months 

 f'n time of sowing seed; the common white requires 

 3 months to reach edible size, and much longer to at- 

 t'i maturity. Where corn is largely grown as a cattle 



KRIGIA 



861 



food, the culture of Kohlrabi is not likely to extend. 

 Vilmorin describes Artichoke-leaved and Neapolitan. 

 Other varieties are Erfurt, Goliath, Green, Imperial, 

 Late Purple, Purple Vienna, Short-leaved Vienna, White 

 Forcing, and White 

 Vienna. Persons who 

 like turnips will also 

 like Kohlrabi. The al- 

 most universal error 

 in using it is to allow 

 the tubers to get too 

 large. When they are 

 partially grown they 

 are soft and palatable. 

 Cabbage worm and 

 clubroot are the most 

 important enemies. 

 Consult, also, Brassica 

 and Cabbage. 



JOHN CRAIG. 

 Kohlrabi may be 

 grown, bunched and 

 put on the market in 

 exactly the same man- 

 ner as early table beets 

 are handled. In our 

 eastern cities, where 

 the population consists 

 to a large extent of 

 people of German ex- 

 traction, Kohlrabi for 

 table use is in good de- 

 mand, or such a de- 

 mand is easily culti- 1212. Kohlrabi 

 vated. We find it an 



easy crop to grow, and invariably profitable, simply be- 

 cause few gardeners make a specialty of it. As early 

 in spring as the ground can be brought into best shape, 

 sow seed in rows with the drill, the rows to be about 18 

 inches apart, and afterwards thin the plants to stand 

 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. Begin pulling and 

 bunching when the bulbs have attained a size of 2 to 3 

 inches in diameter. Make successional sowings to keep 

 up a continuous supply of the tender bulbs. They grow 

 tough when nearing full development and maturity. 

 Plants often winter well on their summer stems, and 

 seed may be grown from them. T. (^REINER. 



KOLA. See Cola. 



KONJAK. See Conophallus Konjak. 



KRAtSSIA (C. F. F. Krauss, of Stuttgart, collected 

 plants at the Cape, and wrote on South Sea corals). 

 Rubiacew. K. lanceolata is a shrub cultivated in 

 southern Florida, bearing small white fls. in axillary, 

 many-fld. cymes % in. or more long. K. coriacea of the 

 trade will be found under Tricalysia, an allied genus, 

 in which the fls. do not have a densely bearded throat, 

 as in Kraussia, but are quite glabrous. Kraussia has 3 

 species of shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope: Ivs. 

 opposite, short-stalked, entire, leathery, elliptical or 

 lanceolate : stipules short, persistent, grown together 

 into a small cup: corolla broadly funnel-shaped; lobes 

 5: ovary 2-celled : berry pea-shaped, 1-3-seeded. E. N. 

 Reasoner writes that the Kraussias have been frozen so 

 many times in Florida that he has never seen them in 

 flower. 



lanceol&ta, Sond. Branches yellowish, 4-grooved: Ivs. 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 3-3% in. long, 8-10 lines wide: 

 filaments exserted, nearly as long as the anthers : 

 stigma 2-cut, one-third as long as the style. 



KRtGIA (David Krig or Krieg, an early collector in 

 Maryland and Delaware). Compdsitce. Five species of 

 hardy herbaceous plants, annual and perennial, yel- 

 low-fld. and sometimes called "Dwarf Dandelions." 

 They differ from the common dandelion in having a 

 pappus composed of both chaff and bristles, instead of 

 bristles alone. They are natives of the Atlantic states. 

 Three perennial species are cult, by dealers in native 

 plants. These have heads about 1 in. across and 15-20 



