. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. KIDNEY BEAN KIDNEY BEAN. Common uame in England for the common beans in distinction from the Lima bean, the former being Fhaseolus vuhjuris, the latter P. lunatus. KIDNEY VETCH. See Anthijllis. KINGNUT. Carya sulcata. KIN-KAN. See Kumquat. KINNIKINNICK. Dry bark of Comus Amomum, smoked bj- western Indians. KLEI
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. KIDNEY BEAN KIDNEY BEAN. Common uame in England for the common beans in distinction from the Lima bean, the former being Fhaseolus vuhjuris, the latter P. lunatus. KIDNEY VETCH. See Anthijllis. KINGNUT. Carya sulcata. KIN-KAN. See Kumquat. KINNIKINNICK. Dry bark of Comus Amomum, smoked bj- western Indians. KLEINIA. Of the 3 genera of Composite of this name, 2 are referred to Porophyllum and .Jaumea, but the trade names will be accounted for under Senecio. KNAPWEED. See Centaurea. KNIGHT'S STAR. Hippeastrum equestre. KNIPHdFIA (Johann Hieronymus Kuiphof, 1704- 1765. professor at Erfurt). LiliAcea;. This genus in- cludes the Red-hot Poker Plant (Fig. 1211), which is unique in its appearance and one of the most striking plants in common cultivation. No one who has ever seen its pyramidal spike of blazing red fls. borne in au- tumn is likely to forgetwhen and wherehe"discovered" this plant. It is herbaceous and nearly hardy N., has sword-shaped ft. long, and several scapes 4 or 5 ft. high surmounted by a spike 4-8 in. long composed of perhaps 100 tubular, drooping fls., each 1 in. or more long, and fiery, untamed red. A sky-rocket is not more startling. By far the commonest species is K. aloicles, which has perhaps a dozen varieties with Latin names and twice as many with pei-sonal names. All the other species have much the same general effect, and are of Interest chiefly to collectors and fanciers. Poker Plants are hardy south of Philadelphia when well covered in winter, but in the North it is generally safer to dig up the plants in November, place them in boxes with dry earth, and store them in a cellar in winter. In spring place them in a warm, sheltered, well-draine
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