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Kirghis Desert
Garlic has been cultivated in this country since 1548. At one time, it held a place in most of the early pharmacopoeias; but, like many…
Koehleria
Including Brachyloma, Calycostemma, Pearcea, and Tydaea. ORD. Gesneraceae. A genus comprising about sixty species of ornamental stove…
Kadsura
(its Japanese name). SYN. Sarcocarpon. ORD. Magnoliaceae. A genus comprising about seven species of half-hardy climbing shrubs, natives of…
Kaempferia (Named after E Kaempfer)
(named after E. Kaempfer, 1651-1716, a German naturalist). Including Cienkowskia and Monolophus. ORD. Scitamineae. A genus comprising about…
Kageneckia
(named after Frederick de Kageneck, an ambassador from Holland to Spain). ORD. Rosaceae. A genus of three or four species of half-hardy…
Kalanchoe (Chinese name of one)
(Chinese name of one of the species). SYNS. Calanchoe, Vereia. ORD. Crassulaceae. A genus of about a score species of erect, robust, stove…
Kalmia (Named in honour of Peter Kalm)
(named in honour of Peter Kalm, 1715-1799, a pupil of Linnaeus, who travelled in Canada and the Northern States, and became Professor at…
Karatas (Derivation of name uncertain)
(derivation of name uncertain). SYNS. Nidularium, Regelia (of Lemaire). ORD. Bromeliaceae. A genus comprising about ten species of stove…
Kaulfussia
(named after Dr. G. F. Kaulfuss, a Professor of Botany at Halle, who died in 1830). ORD. Filices. A curious and very variable stove fern…
Kelp
The mineral residue or ash obtained by burning different kinds of seaweed. It was formerly of great commercial value and importance, as the…
Kennedya
(named after an English nurseryman). Including. Zichya. ORD. Leguminosae. A genus of eleven species of twining or prostrate, greenhouse…
Kentia
(named in honour of Lieut.-Col. Kent). ORD. Palmae. A genus comprising six species of ornamental stove palms, natives of New Guinea and the…
Kentiopsis
(from Kentia, and opsis, resemblance; on account of its likeness to Kentia). ORD. Palmae. A genus containing three species of stove palms…
Kentrophyllum
(from kentron, a spine, and phyllon, a leaf). ORD. Compositae. This genus is now included, by the authors of "Genera Plantarum," under…
Kerria
(named after M. Kerr, sometime Superintendent of the Botanic Garden in Ceylon). ORD. Rosaceae. A genus (one or two species) of…
Kielmeyera
(named after K. F. Kielmeyer, of Wurtemberg, 1765-1844, a writer on botany). SYN. Martinieria. ORD. Ternstromiaceae. A genus comprising…
Kingia
(named after Captain P. G. King, Governor of New South Wales). ORD. Junceae. A monotypic genus, the species being a long-lived greenhouse…
Kitaibelia
(named in honour of Paul Kitaibel, 1757-1817, formerly Professor of Botany at Pesth, in Hungary). ORD. Malvaceae. A genus consisting of but…
Kleinhovia
(named after Kleinhoff, once Director of the Botanic Garden in Batavia). ORD. Sterculiaceae. A genus consisting of a single species, which…
Klugia
(named in honour of Dr. William Klug, a lover of botany). SYN. Glossanthus. ORD. Gesneraceae. A genus comprising three or four species of…
Knightia
(named after Thos. A. Knight, 1758-1838, a pomologist, and at one time President of the London Horticultural Society). SYN. Rymandra. ORD…
Kniphofia (Named after Johann Hieronymus)
(named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, 1704-1763, a Professor of Medicine at Erfurt in the eighteenth century). SYNS. Rudolphaemeria…
Knives
Various descriptions of Knives are used in gardens, and some, at least, are indispensable for budding, grafting, pruning, and many other…
Knowltonia
(named in honour of Thomas Knowlton, 1692-1782, once Curator of the botanic garden at Eltham). SYN. Anamenia. ORD. Ranunculaceae. This…
Knoxia
(named after R. Knox, a traveller, and resident in Ceylon). SYN. Cuncea. ORD. Rubiaceae. A genus containing six or eight species of…
Koellikeria
(named after Professor Koelliker, of Wurzburg, author of a List of the Wild Plants of Zurich, &c.). ORD. Gesneraceae. A monotypic genus…
Koelreuteria
(named after Joseph G. Koelreuter, 1733-1806, once Professor of Natural History at Carlsruhe). ORD. Sapindaceae. A monotypic genus. The…
Koeniga
(name revived by Robert Brown, in commemoration of Charles Koenig, formerly of the British Museum). ORD. Cruciferae. A small genus of very…
Kohl-Rabi
(Brassica oleracea Caulo-rapa). Kohl-Rabi is a very distinct vegetable, not very largely cultivated, except as a field crop. It comes…
Kopsia (Named after Jan Kops Professor)
(named after Jan Kops, 1765-1849, Professor in Utrecht). SYN. Calpicarpum. ORD. Apocynaceae. A genus comprising four species of stove…
Korthalsia
(named after Peter W. Korthals, a German botanist, of this century). SYN. Calamosagus. ORD. Palmeae. A genus comprising about sixteen…
Krameria
(named after John George Henry and William Henry Kramer, father and son, Austrian botanists). ORD. Polygaleae. A genus comprising twelve…
Kreysigia
(named after F. L. Kreysig, 1769-1839, a German botanist, and author of a treatise on the comparison of animal and vegetable life). SYN…
Kunzea
(named after Gustav Kunze, 1793-1851, a botanist and physician of Leipsig). ORD. Myrtaceae. A genus comprising fifteen species of…
Kydia
(named after Colonel Robert Kyd, who died in 1794, founder and first Director of the Calcutta Botanic Garden). ORD. Malvaceoe. A small…
Kyllinga
(named after Peter Kylling, 1640-1696, a Danish botanist of the seventeenth century). SYN. Kyllingia. ORD. Cyperaceoe. A rather large genus…
Kaempferia (To the species described on p)
To the species described on p. 214, Vol. II., the following should now be added: K. atrovirens (dark green). fl. violet-purple, 1 1/4in. in…
Kalanchoe (To the species described on p)
To the species described on p. 216, Vol. II., the following should now be added: K. carnea (flesh-coloured). fl. pink, fragrant, 1/2in. in…
Kalmia (To the species described on p)
To the species described on p. 216, Vol. II., the following variety should now be added: K. latifolia myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaved). A dwarf…
Karatas (To the species described on pp)
To the species described on pp. 216-7, Vol. II., the following should now be added: K. acanthocrater (strong-spined). fl. purplish or…
Kniphofia (To the species described on pp)
To the species described on pp. 219-20, Vol. II., the following should now be added: K. Kirkii (Sir John Kirk's). fl. in a dense raceme…
Kopsia (To the species described on p)
To the species described on p. 222, Vol. II., the following should now be added: K. ornata (ornamental). fl. white, with a red centre…
Kentia Australis & Kerchovea
A synonym of Howea Belmoreana (which see, on p. 155, Vol. II.). Included under Stromanthe. The plant described as K. floribunda is…