COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS TREES 123 



Kalmia is a pretty free-flowering shrub. 



Kentia {Kentia Belmorsana, Natural Order, 

 Palmacese) is a greenhouse palm, the leaves of 

 which are feather-shaped and graceful. It grows 

 well in a compost of loam, peat and silver sand ; 

 and is useful for dwelling-rooms during the 

 summer. 



The ashes of Kentia contain in 100 parts : — 



Kentiopsis (Kentiopsis, Natural Order, Pal- 

 macese) is a stove palm, and was introduced into 

 this country from New Caledonia in 1876. The 

 leaves are feather-shaped. It grows in a compost 

 of loam, peat and silver sand. 



