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Knight's star. See Hippedstrum. 



Kniphoeia, Much. See Tritdma. 



Knob tang, or sea-whistle. See Fdcus no- 

 dosus. 



Knot-grass. See Illkebrum. 



Knotted marjorum. See Origanum Majo- 

 rd.no,. 



Knowlt5nia, Salisbury. After Thomas Knowl- 

 ton, once curator of the botanic garden at 

 Eltharn. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Ranun- 

 culacece. Curious species, but of no great 

 beauty. They succeed well in loam and peat, 

 and are increased by dividing the roots, or by 

 seeds. Synonymes: 1, Adonis hirs&ta; 2, A. 

 co.pinsis. 



daucif&lia . . Tel. grn. 4, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1822 

 gracilis . . Tel. grn. 4, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1820 

 hirsiltal . . Tel. grn. 4, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1S23 

 rtgida 2 . . Tel. grn. 4, G. Her. P. 1$ C. G. H. 1780 

 vesicatoria . Tel. gm. 3, G. Her. P. 1 J C. G. H. 1801 



Knoxta, Linn. In honour of Robert Knox, 

 who lived many years in Ceylon, and pub- 

 ished a relation of it in 1781. Linn. 4, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. CincJwnacece. The species of this 

 genus are rather ornamental, and succeed well 

 in sandy* loam and peat ; and young cuttings 

 planted in mould or sand, under a glass, will 

 root readily. Synonymes : 1, Spermacoce Rox- 

 burgh™ ; 2, K. corymbbsa, S. sumatrinsis ; 3, 

 K. umbellata, S. tires. 



exserta . . White 6, S. Ev. S. £ Ceylon . . 1828 

 lasvis.l . . . Pink . 7, S. A. f Bengal . . 1818 

 sumatrensis 2 White 7, S. Ev. S. J E. Ind. . . 1818 

 teres 8 . . . White 7, S. Ev. S. i E. Ind. . . 1820 

 zeylanica . . White 7, S. Ev. 8. i Ceylon . . 1826 



Kobresia, Willdenow. After Dr. Kobres, a 

 German, and a great promoter of botany. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Cyperacece. A 

 mere weed, of the simplest culture. Syno- 

 nyrne : 1, Schdsnus monoica — caricma 1. 



Kochia, Roth. In honour of M. Koch, a Ger- 

 man botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Che- 

 nopodiacem. The species of this genus are not 

 possessed of much beauty. The seed has only 

 to be sown in the open ground. Synonyme : 



1, Chenopddium arenhrium. 



arenlrial. . Wt.gr. 5, H. A. 1 Hungary . 1822 



dasyantha . Green 7, H. A. 1 Caucasus . 1823 



eridphora . . Green 6, H. A. % Spain, 



hyssopifdlia . Green 7, H. A. l£ Siberia . 1801 



latifolia . . Green 6, H. A. 1 Egypt . . 1836 



muricata . . Green 7, H. A. 1 Egypt . . 1773 



prostrata . . Green 7, H. De. Cr. 2 S. Eur. . 1780 



seoparia . . Green 6, H. A. 3 Greece . 1629 



sedioldes . . Green 5, H. A. 2 Crimea . 1821 



trigyna . . Green 6, H. A. 3 Spain . . 1804 



Kceleria, Link. Named in honour of M. 



Koehler, professor of natural history at May- 



ence. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminacece. 



Mere weeds, of the commonest cultivation. 



Synonymes: 1, Alra cristata. 



glabra 1 . . Apetal 7, H. Grass 1 Brit., pastures. 



cegypliaca, brachystdehya, cristata, glaUca, 



grandifldra, hirsita, hispida, lobata, macrdn- 



tha, pennsyhidnica, phleoldes, pubiscens, tube- 



rosa, vallesiaca, villbsa. 

 KoelpInia. See Lapsdna. 

 KcenIgia. Linnffius named this genus after 



Samuel Kcenig, a Swiss mathematician. Linn. 



2, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Polygonaceas. This is a 



curious inconspicuous species, of greater rarity 

 than beauty ; it will grow sown in any com- 

 mon soil in the open border, 

 islandica . . Apetal 4, H. A. J Iceland . 1778 



KoHAtlTlA, De Candolle. In memory of Francis 

 Kohaut, a botanical collector. Linn. 4, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. Not worthy of 

 cultivation. For culture, see Oldenldndia. 

 Synonyme .• 1, Hedyblis grdcilis, H. ffisca. 

 gracilis 1 . . White . 6, S. A. 1 Nepaul . . 1828 



Kohl rabi, or turnip-stemmed cabbage. See 



Kola nuts. See SUrculia acuminata and 

 tomentbsa. 



Kolbea. See Meldnthium. 



Koleho fruit. See Saurauja. 



Kolreuteria, Linn. In honour of the cele- 

 brated German botanist, J. G. Kolreuter. 

 Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapindaceoe. This is 

 a very handsome plant, growing well in any 

 common soil ; it should be planted in a shel- 

 tered situation, as it will not flower if too 

 much exposed ; it is readily increased by 

 layers or cuttings of the roots, 

 panlculata . . Tel. 7, H. De. T. 10 China . . 1763 



Ko-na, or African arrow poison. See 

 Behltes africana 



K6niga, R. Brown. In honour of Charles 

 Konig, F.E.S., L.S., superintendent of the 

 natural history department in the British Mu- 

 seum. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. K. 

 marltima ' variegata is a pretty little under- 

 shrub ; it grows in any common soil, and 

 may be increased by cuttings planted under a 

 glass. K. marltima is increased from seed 

 sown in the open border. Synonymes : . 1, 

 Alfissum maritimum, AdysUum maritimwn, 

 Glyce marltima. 



marltima . . White 7, H. A. £ Eng. , sea co. 

 variegata . White 7, G. Ev. S. i Gardens. 



Koochla, or poison nut. See Strgchnos N&x 

 Vomica. 



Kopeh, or tara roots. See Colocasia ma- * ' 

 crorhiza. 



Kopsia, Blume. Named after Professor Kops, 

 the author of a botanical dictionary of reputa- 

 tion. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Apocynacece. A 

 genus bearing flowers hot unlike the stove 

 species of Vinca; very ornamental, and pro- 

 duced several times iD the year. It grows 

 freely in a mixture of heath mould and light 

 sandy soil, and is propagated by cuttings. 

 Synonyme: 1, Cirbera fruticosa. 

 fruticdsa . . Bed . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Pegu . . 1818 



Koshel, or Ginger-grass. See Anatherium 

 ndrdus. 



Koume\ See Ampeloslcyos scdndens. 



Kowain Gutukaka. See Clidnthus punlceus. 



Krameria, Laiflmg. In honour of J. G. H. and 

 W. H. Kramer, two German botanists. Linn. 

 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Polygalaceai. This is an 

 ornamental shrub, succeeding in sandy loam 

 and peat ; cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. The species is tonic, and ex- 

 cessively astringent, 

 paucifldra . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Mexico . 1824 



