ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Kalanchoe.—0Ord. Crassulacee. Greenhouse perennial flower- 
ing plants. T'irst introduced 1781. Flowers, fragrant. . 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts sandy loam, brick rubble, dried 
cow manure & river sand. Position, well-drained pots in light green- 
house, close to glass. Pot, March. Water freely April to Aug., mode- 
rately Aug. to Nov., very little afterwards. Prune old plants after 
flowering, shortening shoots to 1in., & repot when new shoots are lin. 
long. Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 50°. 
Propagate by seeds sown in well-drained pots or pans of sandy soil, just 
covered with fine mould, in oe 60° to 70° in March or April, seedlings 
to be kept close to glass & have little water; cuttings of shoots 2 to 3 in. 
long, exposed to sun for few days, then inserted in June, July, or Aug. 
in well-drained pots of sandy soil, placed on greenhouse shelf & given 
very little water. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: K. carnea, flesh, summer, 18 in., 8. Africa; flammea, 
orange-scarlet, summer, 2 ft., Somaliland; marmorata (Syn. grandiflora), white, 
summer, 2 ft., Abyssinia, 
Kale page cath Brassica. 
Kalimia (Calico Bush; American Laurel; Swamp Laurel; Moun- 
tain Laurel; Sheep Laurel).—Ord. Ericacee. Hardy evergreen flower- 
ing shrubs. First introduced 1734 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy peat & leaf-mould free from lime or chalk. 
Position, moist & cool, partially shaded. Plant Sept., Oct., April, or 
pal Pruning unnecessary. Foliage of K. latifolia poisonous to 
cattle. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts eet cael one part leaf-mould 
& sand. Position, well-drained pots in greenhouse onihs 45° to 55°) 
from Nov. to May; sunny place outdoors afterwards. Water mode- 
rately in winter, freely other times. Propagate by seed sown in April 
or Oct., 1-16 in. deep, in well-drained shallow pans of sandy peat in 
cold frame; cuttings of young shoots inserted in pots of sandy peat 
under bell glass in shady cold frame April to Aug. 
SPEOIES CULTIVATED: K. angustifolia (Sheep Laurel), crimson, June, 3 ft., 
N. America, and its varieties glauca, lucida, rosea and rubra; glauca, lilao purple, 
May, 2 ft., N. America; latifolia (Oalico Bush), rose, summer, 6 to 10 ft., N. 
America, and its varieties myrtifolia and polypetal. 
Kalosanthes,.—See Crassula & Rochea, 
Kangaroo Vine (Vitis antarctica).—See Vitis. 
Karatas.—Ord. Bromeliacez.—Stove flowering & orn. foliaged 
plants. Evergreen. First introduced 1739. Bracts,: green, red, or 
crimson. Leaves, strap-shaped, green above, purplish or whitish be- 
neath, spiny. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous loam, rough peat, leaf- 
mould, & silver sand. Position, well-drained pots in light, moist part 
of stove. Pot, Feb. or March. Water moderately in winter, freely 
at other times. Temp., March to Sept. 70° to 80°; Sept. to March 65° 
to 75°. Propagate by large-sized off-shoots inserted singly in small 
pots of a peat, in temp, of 85°, Feb. or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: K. acanthocrateo, blue, summer, 1 ft., Brazil; ampul- 
lacea, blue and white, summer, 1 ft., Brazil; Caroline, blue and green, summer, 
18 in., Brazil; fulgens, blue, summer, 1 ft., Brazil; humilis, purple, summer, 18 in., 
Mexico; Plumieri, purple, summer, 18 in., Brazil. 4 
Kenilworth Ivy (Linaria cymbalaria).—See Linaria. 
Kennedya (Coral Creeper; Australian Bean Flower).—Ord, Legu- 
minosew. Greenhouse flowering & twining plants. Evergreen. Nat. 
Australia. First introduced 1788. 
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