KCELERIA 



smooth, scabrous or hirsute : Ivs. 1-12 in. long, flat or 

 involute: spikelets 2-5-fld. July-Sept. Widely aistri- 

 outed in N. Ainer. in sandy and prairie soil. B.B. 1:19-4. 

 W. M. 



KffiLKEUTfiKIA (Joseph G. Koelreuter. 1733-1806, 

 professor of natural history at Karlsruhr | . Hapimlaceir. 



An arborescent genus of about 3 spni. - iinin- in 



China and Japan, one of which is A . ; 



dium-sized, irregular, round-headed til jIi. 



with large, compound, irregularly fo.iiii.i ix ^., n , ii.iw 

 fls. in July and large, bladdery fruits in paiiiclfs in 

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

 are occasionally killed back in winter. It also endures 

 dry weather and hot winds in the West. It is of easy 

 culture, but requires a fairly rich soil. As an ornament 

 it may be used as a single specimen, though not a par- 

 ticularly refined tree, or it may be mixed with other 

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

 ripens early and freely, by layers in autumn, by cuttings 

 of the young branches in spring, and by root-cuttings. 



panicuiata, Lasm. (S>ip!ii,li,s Chiiiriisi.':, Murr.). 

 Varnish Tkee. Lvs. decidu.ius, alternate, 12 in. l.mg, 

 unequally pinnate, without stipules; Itts. ovate, largely 

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

 and alternate: fls. yellow, H in. long, in large, upright, 

 terminal, many-fld. panicles, sepals 5; petals 3^, hy- 

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

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

 ovary oblong, pubescent, becoming a 3-lobed, 3-eelled 

 bladdery, inflated, triangular pod, 1)^-2 in. long, usually 

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

 G.C. III. 2:561. Gng. 2:353 and 8:219. Gn. 32, p. 378. 



K. Upintirtra. Pranch. A vigorous tree, CO ft. high, with 

 doiihty pinnate Ivs. over 2 ft. long, growing in W. China. R.H. 

 1888. p. ;ill3. Gn,;U,p. 305. — K.Japonica, Sieh. A more branched 

 form witli deeply cut lvs. and smaller fruit, but not specifically 

 distinct from K. paniculata. j^^ Phelps Wyman. 



KCENIGA. See Ahissiim. 



KOHLKABl {Brassira oleracea, var. caulo-rapa). 

 Fig. 1212. This plant exhibits a remarkable variation 

 from the normal form of the specific type, as represented 

 by the cabbage. A prominent writer on vegetables, re- 

 ferring to the botany of the plant, says: "It comes be- 

 tween the cabbage and turnip." Had this rcf.riiicc )ieen 

 made to the edible portion it would be lite imIIv true. In 

 the turnip the edible part is the swolW n roi.i; in the 

 cabbage it is the fleshy and tightly curlcil Iiavis, while in 

 the Kohlrabi it is the globular enlargement midway be- 

 tween root and top. This plant is mainly grown for cattle 

 food. It is but little known in America. In France and 

 Germany its usefulness is generally recognized. In Italy 

 the partially developed stems are used as substitutes 

 for cauliflower and cabbage. It is not likely that as a 

 cattle food it will grow in popularity in this country, 

 as rape is better adapted for sheep-grazing purposes, 

 and turnips can be grown with equal ease and kept 

 through winter with greater satisfaction. Its treatment 

 in the garden is essentially that of early cabbage. The 

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

 sirable to start them in a hotbed. If properly hardened 

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

 the ground. Plant and cultivate like early cabbages. 

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

 hill. The rows should be 2',^ ft. apart, and the hills 2 ft. 

 apart in the row. Several seeds are planted in each 

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

 destruction by flea-beetle is over. Many growers in the 

 western states follow this plan in growing late cabbages, 

 as well as kale and brussels sprouts. The seed may be 

 planted, according to locality, from Mav 10 to June 20. 

 When the plants are grown in the seed bed the treat- 

 ment is essentially the same as that described under 

 Cabbage. In northern regions, only the early varieties 

 should be grown on account of the slowness of the plant 

 in maturing. No special effort seems to have been made 

 to develop many distinct varieties of Kohlrabi. The 

 two leading types are the Purple and the White Vienna, 

 which mature sufficiently for table use in 2}4-3 months 

 from time of sowing seed ; the common white requires 

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

 tain maturity. Where corn is largely grown as a cattle 



KRIGIA 



861 



1312 Kohlrabi 



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 



in using it is to allow 



the tubers to get too 



large. When they aie 



partially grown thi \ 



are soft and palatabl* 



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, wheie 

 the population consists 

 to a large extent of 

 people of German e\ 

 traction. Kohlrabi foi 

 table use is in good de 

 mand, or such a de- 

 mand is easily culti- 

 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. f. Greinek. 



KOLA. See Cola. 



KONJAK. See Conophallws Konjak. 



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

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

 JiubiAceie. K. lanceolata is a shrub cultivated in 

 southern Florida, bearing small white fls. in axillary, 

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

 trade will be found under Tricalysia, an allied genus, 

 in which the fls. do nothave a densely bearded throat, 

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

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

 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. 



lanceoUta, Send. Branches yellowish, 4-grooved: lvs. 

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

 filaments exserted, nearly as long as the anthers : 

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



ERlGIA (David Krig or Krieg, an early collector in 

 Maryland and Delaware). Compdsihc. 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 



