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Ketchup is made from the common mushroom, 



Agdricus campislris. 

 Khair tree. See Acacia Catechu. 

 Kheij, or Varnish tree of Muniper, is Me- 



lanorrA&a usitdta. 

 Khus. See Anaiheruyn, murkalum. 

 Kidbrook elm. See XJlmus campistris vlrens. 



KlDNEY-BEAN. See PhasMuS. 



Kidney-vetch. See Anthyllis. 



Kielmeyera, Martius. In honour of C. F. D. 

 . Kielmeyer, a great patron of botany. Linn. 

 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Tcrnslrmmidcece. A beau- 

 tiful plant, growing in a mixture of turfy loam 

 and sand ; and increased by ripened cuttings 

 planted in sand, under a hand-glass in heat, 

 excelsa . . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . . 1833 



KlGGELARlA, Linn. In honour of Francis Kig- 

 gelar, a Dutch botanical author. Linn. 2'2, 

 Or. 9, Nat. Or. Flacourtidceas. Plants only 

 worth cultivating in general collections ; they 

 are of common culture, and increase by cut- 

 tings. 



africana . . Wht. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 10 C. G. H. 16S3 

 itttegriftlia . Wit. grn. 6, S. Ev. T. 10 C. G. H. 1819 



KiLiiNOA. See Kyllinga. 



Kina-kina, or quinine, is the bark of several 

 species of Cinchbna. 



Kingia. After Capt. Philip King, a naval 

 officer employed on the coast of New Holland. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Junc&ccce. Pot in 

 any light rich soil, and keep in an airy part of 

 the greenhouse, 

 australis . . Yel. . 4, G. Ev. S. 1J Australia 1830 



King's cups, or buttercups. See Ranunculus 

 bulbdsus and acris. 



Kino African. See Pterocdrpus erinaceus. 



Kino East Indian. See Pterocarpus mar- 

 supium. 



Kirganelia, Jussieu. From Eirganeli, the 

 name of the plant in Malabar. Linn-. 21, Or. 

 10, Nat. Or. Ettphorbidcece. This plant will 

 grow well in a mixture of loam and peat ; and 

 ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in a moist bottom heat. Synonyme : 1, 

 Phylldnthus kirganelia. 

 elegans . . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 Maurit. . . 1820 



Kirschenwasser is prepared from the fruit of 

 Cerasus avium. 



Kfssi. /See Camellia Kissi. 



Kissing comfits of Falstaff are the candied 

 roots of Eryngium maritimum. 



Kitaibelia, Willdenow. In honour of Paul Ki- 

 taibel, M.D., professor of botany at Pesth, in 

 Hungary. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Mai- 

 vacjes. A tall, mallow-like, herbaceous plant, 

 succeeding in any common soil, and easily in- 

 creased by seeds, which it ripens in abun- 

 dance, 

 vitifblia . . White . 8, H. Her. P. 5 Hungary 1808 



Kitjap of China is the Sdja hlspida. 



Kleinh&via, Linn. In honour of M. Klein - 

 hoff, formerly director of the botanic garden 

 in Java. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Byttneri- 

 aceas. A handsome species, flowering through- 

 out the year, and seldom being without fruit, 

 which is, however, of little value. It succeeds 



Well in peat and loam ; and cuttings root in 



sand, under a glass, in heat. 



hfispita . . Pink . all 8. Ev. T. 20 Moluccas . 1800 



Kleinia. Named by Linnaeus, in honour of 

 James Henry Klein, a German botanist. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. The 

 species of this genus are of very little interest, 

 and of the simplest culture and propagation. 

 See Cacalia and Kibhnia. 



viridiflbra . . Green . 7, S. Ev. S. J Mexico . 1823 

 colorata, Poropny'llum, ruderdlis, suffrutiebsa, 

 lagctoidcs. 



Klugia, Schlecht. In honour of Dr. William 

 Klug, a lover of botany. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Gesneracece. A small genus divided 

 from Wulfenia, The species thrive in a mix- 

 ture of equal parts of sandy loam and peat, 

 and require plenty of moisture when in a state 

 of growth. Increase is by cuttings. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Wulfenia Notoniana, Glossdnthus 

 Notoniana, G. malabdrica. 

 Notoniana 1 . Blue . all S. Ev. P. 1. E. Ind. . 1848 



Knappia, Smith. In compliment to Mr. M. 

 Knapp, a writer on British grasses. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacece. This" is one of 

 the least of the British grasses, and merely 

 requires sowing inany common soil, 

 agrostidea . . Apetal 7, H. Grass, t Wales, sa. pi. 



Knapweed. See Ccntauria scabidsa. 

 Knapweed. See Centauria Jdcea. 

 Knautia, Coulter. In honour of C. Knaut, a 

 physician, and botanical author at Halle, in 

 Saxony, who died in 1694. Linn. 4, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Dipsacdcece. Plants of little beauty, 

 growing in any soil or situation. Synonymes : 

 1, Scabidsa arvensis; 2, S. collina ; 3, S. 

 ciliita ; 4, S. diversifdlia ; 5, <S. hybrida ; 6, 

 S. montana; 7, S. orienldlis; 8, S. prop6nlica ; 

 9, S. sylvdtica ; 10, S. integrifdlia ; 11, & 

 longifdlia. 



arvensis 1 . Bl.pur. 8, H. Her. P. 2 Brit, corn fld. 



collina 2 . . Bluish 8, H Her. P. 1J Europe . 1819 



vulgaris . . Bluish 8, H Her. P. 2 Brit, pastures. 



fl&re-plfeno . White 8, H. Her. P. 1J Brit, gardeus. 



campestris . Lilac . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Poland . 1S24 



ciliata 3 . . White 7, H. Her. P. 1 Moravia . 1802 



diversifdlia 4 . Violet . 6, H. Her. P. 2 Transylv. 1826 



hybrida 5 . . Pa. pur. 6, H. A. 2 S. Eur. . 1819 



montana 6 . White 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus 1820 



orientalis 7 . F»ed . 8, H. A. 1 Levant . 1713 



prop6ntica 8 . Purple 8, H. A. 2 Levant . 1768 



sylvatica 9 . Bed . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Europe . 1633 



"ltalO ffi * 1 Cream 7 > H - Her - p - s Europe . 1748 



longifoliall Lilac . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Hungary 1802 



Salcldi . . . Lilac . 7, H. Her. P. 3 Spain . . 1823 



Knawel. See Sclerdnthus. 



Kneed, or knee-jointed, bent like the knee- 

 joint. 



Knee pine. See Pinus pumllio nana. 



KnIghtia, R. Brown. In honour of the late 

 distinguished president of the Horticultural 

 Society, Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., F.B.S., 

 &c, who died in 1838. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Proteacece'. This is described as a fine orna- 

 mental troe, requiring much the same treat- 

 ment as Hakea, and some other New Holland 

 genera, 

 excelsa . . Fle.-h . 5, G. Ev. T. 10 N. Zeal. . . 1824 



