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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 27, 1904. 
widened to the month, drooping, rather thinly disposed, and 
orange-red or scarlet. In a, collection of seedlings, however, 
variations may be noted, some flowers being pale yellow, 
flushed with red in their early stages. The flowers generally 
preserve the form of those of K. Macowanii, or the yellow ones 
are more decidedly widened at the mouth, recalling K. pauci- 
flora, the yellow-flowered parent employed in this cross. 
K. citrina. 
The raceme of this slender South African species is rather 
thinly disposed and usually curved or arching from the middle. 
The flowers are short, lemon yellow, and widened or funnel- 
shaped at the mouth, which is white. The whole plant, includ¬ 
ing the leaves, is of small dimensions by comparison with K. 
Knifhofia Leichtlinji aurea. 
aloides, which may be regarded as one of the giants of the 
genus. 
K. breviflora. 
This also comes from South Africa., but is. perfectly distinct 
from any of the previously-named dwarf and slender species. 
The flowers are veiy numerous, short, cylindrical, slightly 
drooping, golden-yellow, with a flush of red, fading to sulphur- 
yellow, and produced in a dense and cylindrical raceme. The 
filaments are white, considerably protruded, and rather a 
prominent feature of the flower. 
K. modesta. 
The stems of this species are 18 in. to 2 ft. high, while the 
very small and short flowers are ascending in the bud state, and 
very pale, aim t white. The species was introduced from 
Natal. 
K. rufa. 
The flowers in this instance are dusky red, fading to bright 
yellow, and edged with white, spreading and rather thinly dis¬ 
posed in a cylindrical raceme. The filaments are pale yellow, 
bub very little protruded. The species was introduced from 
the Orange River Colony. All parts of this plant are slender, 
including stems, leaves, and flowers, and the colour is not par¬ 
ticularly bright, as the name would indicate. We consider it 
a very valuable species 1 , however, from the fact that it com¬ 
mences to bloom early in the season, and continues to do so 
until cut down by frost. The early flowers pass into the fruit¬ 
ing stage, but may be removed if seeds are not desired, and 
young stems will continue to be thrown up in succession for 
the remainder of our summer. For this reason it becomes 
very valuable as a bedding plant, which may be thinly dis¬ 
posed over the bed, so that something else can be placed 
between as a sort of groundwork. 
K. Nelsoni. 
This also comes from the Orange River Colony, and first 
flowered in 1892. All the stems are 1-| ft. to 3| ft. in height, 
and the rich orange long and slender flowers are slightly droop 
ing, and produced in short, cylindrical racemes. It blooms in 
the autumn. 
K. Tysoni, 
The flowers of this strong-growing, species are dusky red 
when just about to expand, and in the course of a few days 
this changes to pale yellow. We thus have two very distinct 
colours in the same raceme of flowers. Some -days after they 
have changed to yellow they pass into the fruiting stage, and 
then drop down close against the stem. The leaves are very 
broad, deeply grooved, finely serrated on the edges, glaucous, 
and produced in dense crowns 1 , with a neck like a huge Leek. 
It is a native of South Africa. 
K. comosa. 
The flowers of this species are produced in short oval heads, 
and are greenish-yellow in bud, but become bright orange- 
scarlet when fully developed. The stem varies from 2J- ft. 
to 4 ft. in height. The leaves are three-edged, of large size, 
broad, 3 ft. long, and of a rich green colour. This species 
comes from Abyssinia, but seems to be as hardy as the others 
mentioned. It is a strong-growing species, quite' distinct from 
K. aloides, and very effective. 
K. Leichtlinii. 
Here again we have an Abyssinian species, with a consider¬ 
able amount -of resemblance in the form of the raceme of 
flowers to that of Iv. comosa, but in this case the plant is much 
dwarfed, being only 18 in. to 30 in. in height. The flowers 
are bright orangei-scarlet, and produced in oval dense racemes. 
A very distinct variety is that named K. L. aurea, being similar 
in every respect to the type except that the flowers are golden-- 
yellow with a tint of green'. The filaments, however, are 
scarlet, much protruded, and form a striking feature of the 
flowers. The leaves are three-angled and of a rich green. The 
general feature® of the raceme of flowers of this variety may 
be seen by our illustration taken in the Royal Gardens, Kew, 
last, autumn. 
Australian Apples. —The Agent-General for Tasmania says 
that the fruit harvest in Australia and Tasmania is very pro¬ 
mising this season. The first shipment has now left Australia, 
and is due to> reach London about March 26th. It lias been 
observed that some enterprising tradesmen have been selling 
Apples in their shops labelled as “Australian” and “Tas¬ 
manian, though there can be no Australian or Tasmanian iruit 
m the market before the end of March. 
Northern Star Potato.— Messrs. Bradley Brothers, of the 
well-known nursery and seed establishment, Bardney, Lincoln¬ 
shire, dispatched a consignment of this famous variety to South 
Australia last November. We are pleased to learn that Messrs. 
Biaaley have just received a letter from the consignees acknow¬ 
ledging safe arrival, and congratulating the firm on their method 
ot packing, which ensured the consignment reaching its 
destination in such splendid condition. We understand a second 
lot was exported to the same purchasers in December, which we 
trust has by this time arrived safely in as good condition as the 
first. 
