Kosteletzkya 



( 405 ) 



Labichea 



when obtainable, and by division of the tufts. 

 Soil, fibrous loam, with a little leaf mould and 

 sand. 



Ktynit:lt:a barbigtra (see KritricJiium). 

 Jiti/tlia of Blunt (nee Vniirta). 

 l\:ini,/niit (.m Citrus A ii ni >it in m jn/xniii-ii'). 

 Kunthia dcpprana (see Chamadorea clegans). 

 Kumia (see Punliia). 

 Kurria (sec Ifi/mcnodictiion}. 

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KOSTELETZKYA. 



A small genus (urd. Jkilvacese), consisting oC 

 hardy herbaceous and stove and greenhouse herbs 

 and shrubs. They are closely related to Hibiscus, 

 and may be increased by seeds, division, and 

 cuttings. The only species yet introduced is 

 virg-ink'a, a hardy-perennial with rosy pink flowers, 

 I'lo'lueecl on stenm 2' lo 5' in height in August. 



KRAMERIA. 



Evergreen stove or greenhouse shrubs (ord. 

 Polygalese) seldom seen in cultivation. 



KREYSIGIA. 



Perennial greenhouse herbs (ord. Liliacese), 

 allied to Uvularia and Tricyrtis. Propagation, by 

 division before growth commences. Soil, fibrous 

 loam and a little leaf mould, with plenty of sand. 



Principal Species: 



inultiflora, 1', Je., grh., ro. 



KUHNIA. 



Hardy or half-hardy, perennial herbs (ord. 

 Composite), allied to Liatris. Propagation, by 

 seeds when obtainable, and by division previous to 

 grovvtii in spring. Soil, fibrous loam, with some 

 leaf mould and sand. 



Principal Species : 



eupatorioides, 1.J', Jy., rosmarinifolia, Jy., grh., 

 hdy., wh. (HUM. Critonia). wh. 



KUNZEA. 



Evergreen greenhouse shrubs (ord. MyrtaceaO, 

 with the habit of a Heath or Leptospermum. 

 Propagation, by cuttings in sand and peat under a 

 bell-glass in gentle heat. Soil, fibrous peat with a 

 fourth part of loam and sand. 



Principal Species : 



Baxteri, 2', red (HI/II. peduncularis, 2' to 10', 



Callistemon macro- Je., wh. 



stachyum). pomifera, berries, termed 



corifolia, 2', wh. (.//. Muntries. made into 



Leptospermuinambigu- jam by natives of Aus- 



um). tralia. 



ericifolia, 2' to 6', Jy.,wh. recurva, 2'. 



KYDIA. 



Evergreen stove trees (ord. Malvacea'), allied to 

 Abutilon and similar in habit. Propagation, by 

 cuttings of half-mature side shoots in very sandy 

 soil in a frame or case with stove heat. Soil, 

 fibrous loam and peat in equal proportions, with 

 plenty of sand. 



Principal Species: 



calycina, 30', wh. (gyn. fraterna). 



KYLLINGA. 



Principal Species : 

 monocephala, St., \vh. 



LABELS. 



Many sorts of labels have been invented, and still 

 the perfect label has yet to come. For pot plants 

 the ordinary wooden sljjjs smeared over with white 

 or yellow paint and written upon with blacklead 

 pencil are fairly satisfactory. The writing is, as a 

 rule, legible until the wood itself decays. Wmi'li-n 

 labels are cheap and readily replaced. Zinc 

 labels, written upon with special metallic ink, 

 have been tried, and to a large extent found want- 

 ing, as the writing often requires to be renewed- 

 Celluloid tablets of various shapes, attached to 

 copper wire sterns, are largely in favour, both for 

 pot plants and hanging baskets. For Orchids, and 

 indeed all pot planFs, they are suitable, being cheap 

 and neat, and they do not encourage fungi as 

 wooden ones do. 



The paper labels used for attaching to plants 

 that are being packed are, of course, satisfactory 

 for that special purpose, but for no other. The 

 best label for forest and fruit trees is the metal 

 one with raised letters. This is either furnished 

 with a stout iron shank or one of strong wire 

 doubled. The only objection to this label is its 

 costliness, but it will last a lifetime. Triangular 

 strips of sheet lead, with the letters stamped in and 

 rubbed over with white or red lead, are amongst the 

 best labels for perennials and rockery plants , they 

 are practically everlasting, but they are also rather 

 costly. Large wooden tallies, 18" in length and :>" 

 broad, are often seen in nurseries, but are un- 

 sightly. Strips of zinc may be employed, but the 

 writing soon becomes illegible. Harry's patent 

 zinc is an ingeniously constructed label in which 

 the writing surface is detachable. It is supported 

 on shanks of double wire, takes a firm grip of the 

 ground, and is reasonable as to price. The cellu- 

 loid label, enclosed in a glass-covered frame, looks 

 neat, and is not very costly. 



Earthenware labels, with the name painted on, 

 are very durable. Zinc labels, attached by simply 

 coiling a few inches of the strip round the branch, 

 have the advantage of automatically giving room 

 as the expanding branch calls for it. Generally 

 speaking, however, metal labels with raised letter? 

 an-, despite their cost, the best for fruit trees, as 

 they are for ground work. They may be nailed to 

 the wall, or hung to the si em or branches by copper 

 wire. Galvanised wire should never be used ; it 

 seems to exercise a prejudicial effect upon the; 

 branches it touches. All labels should be loosely 

 tied to the branches, so as to allow plenty of room 

 for subsequent growth. 



LABICHEA. 



Greenhouse evergreen trees and shrubs (ord. 

 Leguminosas), little known. Propagation, by cut- 

 tings of the half-matured shoots in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in summer. Soil, sandy peat and loam 

 in equal parts. 



Principal Species : 



lanceolata, 6', grh., Ap., Je., yel , Ivs. spiny (./. 

 divrrsi folia). 



A'yUinr/in (str Ki/llhiya). 

 Kyrtantlins (sec PottMfuvria'). 



l.nlni rii: /'/,/, if (wr llrtK-Hiitiitiii^. 

 Labillardicra (see Billardirm}. 



