BNCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
eee CULTIVATED: K. vitifolia, white and rose, summer, 6 to 8 ft., E. 
Europe. . 
Kleinia (Candle Plant).—Greenhouse perennials with fleshy cylin- 
drical bluish grey leaves. K. articulata (Candle Plant), a curious and 
interesting plant for culture in windows. K. repens used for carpet 
bedding in summer. Nat. 8. Africa. First introduced, 1759. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat, leaf-mould, broken 
crocks, and silver sand. Pot in spring. Position, sunny part of green- 
house or near windows in rooms. Temp- Oct. to March 45° to 50%; 
March to Oct. 55° to 60°. Water sparingly Oct. to March, freely in 
summer. For outdoor culture, plant out late in May & lift again in 
Oct. Propagate by cuttings of shoots dried for a few hours before 
insertion and then inserted in gritty compost any time during summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED.—K. articulata (Syn. Cacalia articulata), Candle Plant, 
yellow, 18 in., summer, 8. Africa; ficoides, white, summer, creeping, 8. Africa; 
fulgens, orange and red, May, 2 ft., S. Africa; Galpini, orange, autumn, 1 ft., 
S. Africa; nerifolia, yellow, winter, 4 ft., Canaries; pendula, vermilion and orange, 
autumn, Somaliland; repens, white, June, creeping, 8. Africa. 
Knee Holly (Ruscus aculeatus).—See Ruscus. 
‘ Knight’s Star Lily (Hippeastrum equestre)—See Hippeas- 
rum. 
Kniphofia (Red-hot Poker Plant; Torch Lily; Club Lily)—Ord. 
Liliacew. Hardy herbaceous perennials. Plants of noble aspect and 
with showy flowers borne in spikes on tall stems. Formerly known 
under the generic name of Tritoma. 
CULTURE: Soil, sandy, well enriched with manure. Position, 
sunny, well-drained borders. Plant, Nov. or April. Top-dress an- 
nually in April with well-decayed manure. Water freely in dry 
weather during spring & summer. Apply liquid manure once a week 
to established plants in summer. Protect in severe weather by covering 
of dry leaves or straw. Propagate by seeds sown 3 in. deep in sandy 
soil in shallow boxes in cold frame in March or April; transplanting 
seedlings outdoors when large enough to handle; division of roots in 
Nov. or April. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: K. aloides (Syn. Tritoma uvaria), red and yellow, 
autumn, 4 ft., 8. Africa; Burchellii, scarlet, yellow and green, autumn, 3 ft., 5. 
Africa; carnosa, apricot yellow, Sept., 1 ft., Abyssinia; caulescens, reddish salmon, 
July, 4 to 5 ft, 8. Africa; carnosa, yellow, Aug., 2 ft., Abyssinia; corallina, 
soarlet, autumn, 3 ft., hybrid; Leitchlinii, red and yellow, Aug., 4 ft., Abyssinia ; 
Macowanii, orange-red, Aug., 1 ft., S. Africa; Northie, yellow and red, July, 1 ft., 
8. Africa; pumila, orange-red, Aug., 18 in., 8. Africa; Rooperi, orange-red, summer, 
2ft., Kaffraria; Tuckii, yellow and red, June, 4 ft., Cape Colony. 
Knotted Marjoram (Origanum Marjoram).—See Origanum. 
Knotweed.—See Polygonum. 
Kochia (Summer or Mock Cypress).—Ord. Chenopodiacew. Hardy 
orn.-leaved annual. Flowers, uninteresting. Leaves, narrow & green, 
changing to a brilliant crimson-purple tint in early autumn. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. osition, sunny borders. Sow seeds in 
light soil in a temp. of 55° in March; transplant seedlings into pots 
o boxes, harden off in a cold frame, & plant out 2 ft- apart each way in 
une, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: K. scoparia, 2 to 3 ft., Europe 
Koelreuteria.—Ord. Sapindacerw. Hardy deciduous flowering 
tree. Nat. N. China. First introduced 1763, A graceful tree for 
lawn or shrubbery. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open but sheltered. Plant, 
Oct. to March. Pruning unnecessary. Propagate by cuttings of young 
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