KID KNI 
KNO KRA 
truly beautiful plant is an old and well-known 
inhabitant of our gardens; it will grow in any 
common soil, and cuttings of the young wood taken 
off at a joint, will root readily it planted under a 
hand-glass. Synonyme: 1. Corchorus japonicus. 
japOnica, 1 . . Yellow all H. De. S. Japan . . 1700 
KiDNEY-BEAjr, sce PhasSbliis, 
Kidnev-vetch, see Anthyllis. 
Kiggelaria, Linn. In honour of Francis Kiggelar, 
a Dutch Wanical author. Linn. 22, Or. 9, Nat. 
Or. Flacourtiaceae. Plants only worth cultivating 
in general collections ; they are of common culture, 
and increased by cuttings. 
africana . . . IVlit. gm. 6, S. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 1683 
integrifdllS . . Wht. gm. 6, S. Ev. T. C. G. H. . 1819 
KiRGANF.r.iA, Jussieu. From Kirpianeli, the name of 
the plant in Malabar. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. 
Euphorbiaceas. 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: \. Phyllanthus kirganelia. ^ 
elSgans .... . 7, S. Ev. S. Maurit. . 1820 
Kitaibei.ia, Willdenoru. In honour of Paul Kitaibel, 
M.D., professor of botany at Pest, in Hungary. 
Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Malvacem. A tall, mallow- 
like, herbaceous plant, succeeding in any common 
soil, and easily increased by seeds, which it ripens 
in abundance. 
vitifdlla . . . White. . 8, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1801 
Kleinhovia, Linn. In honour of M. Kleinhoff, for- 
merly director of the botanic garden in Java. 
Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Sterculiaceoe. A hand- 
some species, flowering throughout 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, 
hosplt^ .... Pink all S. Ev. T. Moluccas . 1800 
Kleinia. Named by Linnaeus, in honour of James 
Henry Klein, a German botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Composite. The species of this genus are 
of very little interest, and of the simplest culture 
and propagation. 
viridiflora . . . Green . . 7> S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1823 
eolorata, Porophyllum, ruderalis, svjffruticdsa, tage- 
t'Ades. 
Knappia, Smith. In compliment to Mr. M. Knapp, 
a writer on British grasses. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Gramineae. This is one of the least of the 
British grasses, and merely requires sowing in any 
common soil. 
agrostidea .... Apetal . . 7> Grass. Wales . . 
Knapweed, see CentaurSd scabiSsd. 
Knapweed, see CentuUrea Jdcea. 
KnautIa, Coulter. In honour of C. Knaut, a phy- 
sician, and botanical author at Halle, in Saxony, 
who died in 1694. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Dip- 
saceae. Plants of little beauty, growing in any soil 
or situation. Synonymes : 1. Scubiosa arvensis. 2. 
S. collina. 3. S. ciliata. 4. S. diversifolia. 5. S. 
hyhrida. 6. S. montana. 7. S. orientalis. 8. S. pro- 
pontica. 9. S. sylvatica. 10. S. integrifolia. 11. S. 
longifolia. 
arvensis, 1 . . Bl. pur. . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
collina, 2 . . Bluish . . 8, H. Her. P. Europe . . 
vrxlgarls . . Bluish . . 8, H. Her. P. Britain . . 
ciliata, 3 . . . White. . 7, H. Her. P. Moravia . 1802 
diversifolia, 4 . Violet . . 6, H. Her. P. Transylv. . 1826 
hyhrida, 5 . . Pa. pur. . 6, H. A. S. Eur. . . 1819 
montana, 6 . . White . . 7> H. Her. P. Caucasus . 1820 
orientalis, 7 . . Red . . 8, H. A. Levant . .1713 
propontic-a, 8 . Purple . 8, H. A. Levant . . 1768 
sylvatica, 9 . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P. Europe . . 1633 
integrifolia, 10 Cream . . 7, H, Her. P. Europe . . 1748 
longifolia, 11 Lilac . . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary . 1802 
Knawel, see ScleranthQs. 
Kneed, or knee-jointed, bent like the knee-joint. 
Knightia, R. Brown. In honour of the late distin- 
tinguished president of the Horticultural .Society, 
Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., F.R.S., &c., who 
died in 1838. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proteacece. 
This is described as a fine ornamental tree, requir- 
ing much the same treatment as Hakea, and some 
other New Holland genera. 
sxcelsa .... Flesh . . G. Ev. T. N. Zeal. . 1824 
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Knot-grass, see Illecebram. 
Knowltonia, Salisbury. After Thomas Knowlton, 
once curator of the botanic garden at Eltham. 
Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Ranunculacece. Curious 
species, but of no great beauty. They succeed 
well in loam and peat, and are increased by divid- 
ing the roots, or by seeds. Synonymes : 1 . Adonis 
hirsuta. 2. A. capensis. 
daiicifdlia . . . G. Her. P. C. G. H. .1822 
gracilis .... Yel. grn. . 4, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1820 
hirsute, 1 . . '. Yel. grn. . 4, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1823 
rigida, 2 . . . Yel. grn. . 4, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1780 
vesicatoria . . . Yel. grn. . 3, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1801 
Knoxia, Linn. In honour of Robert Knox, who 
lived many years in Ceylon, and published a rela- 
tion of it in 1781. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cin~ 
chonacea. 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 Roxburghii. 2. K. cnrymbosa, S. 
sumatrensis. 3. K. umbellata, S. teres. 
l*vis, 1 . . . . Pink . . 7, S. A. Bengal . .1818 
sumatrensis, 2 . "White . . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1818 
zeylSnica . . . White . . 7. S. Ev. S. 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 sim- 
plest culture. Synonyme: 1. Schcenus monoica — 
caricind. 
Kochia, Roth. In honour of M. Koch, a German 
botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Chenopodiaceae. 
The species of this genus are not possessed of much 
beauty. The seed has only to be sown in the open 
ground. Synonyme. 1. Chenopodium arenarium. 
arenaria, 1 . . . "Wht. grn. 5, H. A. Hungary . 1822 
dasyanthi . . . Green . . 7, H. A. Caucasus . 1823 
eri6phdr4 . . . Green . . 6, H. A. Spain . 
hyssnpifdli^ . . Green . . 7> H. A. Siberia . . 1801 
muricata . . . Green . . 7. H. A. Egvpt . . 1773 
prostrata . . . Green . . 7> H. De. Cr. S. Eur. . . 1780 
scoparia . . . Green . . 6, H. A. Greece . . 1629 
sedoidcs . . . Green . . 5, H. A. Crimea . . 1821 
trigyna .... Green . . 6, H. A. Spain . . 1804 
Kocleria, Link. Named in honour of M. Koehler, 
professor of natural history at Mayence. Linn. 3, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramineae. Mere weeds, of the 
commonest cultivation. Synonyme: 1. Aira cris- 
tata. 
agyptidcu, brachystdchyd, cristatU, glaucd, grandi- 
jlOrd, hirsuta, hispldd, lobdtd, macrdnthd, pennsyl- 
vdnicd, phleoldes, pubescens, tuberSsd, vallesidcd, 
villosd. 
KtENiGiA. Linnaeus named this genus after Samuel 
Koenig, a Swiss mathematician. Linn. 3, Or. 3, 
Nat. Or. Polygalacex. This is a curious incon 
spicuous species, of greater rarity than beauty ; it 
will grow sown in any common soil in the open 
border. 
islandlca . . . Apetal . . 4, H. A. Iceland . . 1773 
Koereuteria, Linn. In honour of the celebrated 
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 sheltered situation, as it w’ill not 
flower if too much exposed ; it is readily increased 
by layers or cuttings of the roots, 
paniculata. . . Yellow . 7, H. De. T. China . . 1763 
KonIga, R. Brown. In honour of Charles Konig, 
F.R.S., L.S., superintendent of the natural history 
department in the British Museum. Linn. 15, 
Nat. Or. Cruciferoe. K. maritima variegata is a 
pretty little undershrub ; it grows in any common 
soil, and may be increased by cuttings planted 
under a glass. K. maritima is increased from seed 
sown in the open border. Synonyme: 1. Alyssum 
maritimum, Adysetum maritimum, Glyce maritima. 
maritima, 1 . . tVFite . . 7. H. A England . 
variegata . . White . .7)0. Ev. S. 
Krameria, Losing. In honour of J. G. H. and W. 
H. Kramer, two German botanists. Linn. 14, 
Or. 2, Nat. Or. Polygalaceae. This is described as 
an ornamental shrub, succeeding in sandy loam 
