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peat, under a bell-glass, kept close for a fort- 

 night, and then put into a little extra heat; 

 peat and sandy loam. Winter temp., 40 to 

 48, and most of them like a little shade in 

 summer. All the species, also, may be easily 

 propagated by seeds, which, after being soaked 

 in warm water for a few hours, may be sown in 

 sandy soil, and placed in a hotbed. 

 K.cocci'nea (scarlet). 10. Scarlet. June. 1803. 



Comptonia'ria (Compton's). 13. Blue. 



April. 1803. 



heferojjJty'lla (variable-leaved). 4. 1824, 



inophy'lla (nerve-leaved). 4. Scarlet. June. 



1824. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 15. Purple. 



1835. 



Marrya'ttai (Mrs. Marryatt's). 4. Scarlet. 



April. 1834. 



monophy'lla (simple-leaved). 10. Purple. 



May. 1790. 



-. longiracemo'sa (long - racemed) . 



3. Pink. 1828. 



ni' grit-ana (dark - corollaed). 3. Purple, 



green. March. 1832. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved). 6. Purple. June. 1818. 



purviflo'ra (small-flowered). 4. 1824. 



prostru'ta (prostrate). 4. Scarlet. April. 



1/90. 



mi'nor (smaller). Red. June. 



1836. 



rubicu'nda (red). 10. Dark red. June. 



1/88. 



seri'cea (silky). 4. Scarlet. May. 1824. 



Sterli'ngii (Stirling's). 3. Scarlet. May. 



1834. 



KENTROPHY'LIYUM. (From kentron, a 

 spine, and phyllon, a leaf; literally, 

 spine-leaved. Nat. ord., Composites 

 [Asteracese]. Linn., IQ-Synyenesia :5- 

 Frustranea.) 



Hardy annuals, except arborescens, which is 

 a half-hardy evergreen shrub. Seed, in April, 

 but better still in a hotbed in March, and trans- 

 planted in May. Cuttings of the young snoots 

 of arborescenti, under a hand-light, in spring; 

 common garden soil. 



H. iirbore'scens (shrubby). 6. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Spain. 1/31. 



Cre'tica (Cretan). 2. White. June. Candia. 



1/31. 



luwi'ta (woolly). 2. Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 15Q6." 



Tau'rica (Taurian). 2. Yellow. June. Cau- 



casus. 1818. 



KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE. Gymno'- 

 .Wii. 



KE'RRIA. (Named after M. Kurr, 

 once superintendent of the botanic 

 garden, Ceylon. Nat. ord., Roseirorts 

 [Rosacete]. Linn., l'2-Icosanciria 3- 

 Trii/ynia. Allied to Spiraea.) 



Hardy deciduous shrub, with yellow flowers, 

 from Japan, formerly called Cm-chorus Jn- 

 jionii'iis. Cuttings of the young shoots, under 

 a hand-light ; layers, and division of the plant ; 

 'fonTmtfrt Joan'". 



K. Jupo'nica (Japanese). 3. Blooms through 



summer. 1/00. 

 flu' re pie 1 no (double-flowered). 6. 



June. 1/00. 



KIDNEY BEAN. Pluise'olus vulga'ris. 



Varieties. There are three kinds 

 the Runners, or twining varieties ; the 

 Dwarfs ; and the Skinless, or Mange- 

 tout. ' These last, and the runners,, cure 

 those most commonly cultivated, being 

 eaten pod and seed together, whilst 

 of others only the seeds are eaten. 



Runners* Large Running White, 

 White Long Pod, Dutch Case Knife, 

 Long White, or La rye White Sugar. A 

 good bearer, and one of the best for 

 late use. 



Sabre. Seeds white. This is perhaps 

 the best of all, being a good bearer, 

 and its pods of great length and size. 

 Tliis sort grows very high. 



Prudhommc, or Prodommet. Seeds 

 greyish, oval, and small. There is a 

 yellow variety of this. 



Prague, or Red Pea. Seeds round, 

 of a violet colour. A moderate bearer, 

 and late. 



Prague Hicohr. Similar to the last, 

 seed a little larger. A good bearer, 

 but very late. 



Sophie. Like the Prague, but Seeds 

 whiter and larger. A moderate bearer, 

 and late. 



Small White French Runner. White 



seeds, oblong, and very thin. It is a 



good bearer, but is too tender to ripen 



J its seeds in this country, except under 



a wall in a very warm situation. 



Lima. Seeds very large, thick, and 

 of a dirty white ; pods large, short, 

 slightly rough, and wrinkled. Prolific, 

 and the seeds are very mealy; but in 

 this climate a crop can only be obtained 

 by forwarding the plants in a hotbed, 

 and planting them out singly in May. 

 It is eaten both in a green state and 

 sht'llt'd. It grows high. 



reiietian Sugar. Resembling Lima, 

 the principal difference consisting in 

 the seeds being flatter, larger, and 

 speckled with red. An abundant bearer, 

 but must be used young. 



Pule Turkey, or Scarlet Runner. Of 



this there are two varieties distinct 



from the common Haricot, one with 



I scarlet, the other with wlntfc flowers 5 



