. 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. CoTiunon name in England for tlie common beans in distinction from the Lima beau, tlie former being I^ vulgaris, the latter _P. lunaftis. KIDNEY VETCH. See A KINGNUT. Cayi/a SKlcala. KIN-KAN. See Kionquat. KINNIKINNICK. Dry bark of Corn,is Amomuw, smoked by western
. 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. CoTiunon name in England for tlie common beans in distinction from the Lima beau, tlie former being I^ vulgaris, the latter _P. lunaftis. KIDNEY VETCH. See A KINGNUT. Cayi/a SKlcala. KIN-KAN. See Kionquat. KINNIKINNICK. Dry bark of Corn,is Amomuw, smoked by western Indians. KITCHEN GARDEN. See Vegetable Onrdeninu, Gardens, and HorlicHllare. KLEINIA. Of tlie ;i genera of Composit;o of this name, 2 are referred la Porophyllum and Jaumea, but the trade names will be accounted for under Se}iecio. KNAPWEED. See Centaurca. KNIGHT'S STAR. Hippeastrnm eqncstrc. KNIPHdEIA (Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, 1704- 176o, professor at Erfurt). Lilldr^'<r. This genus iii- 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 lis. borne in au- tumn is likely to forget wlien and where he"discovered" this plant. It is herbaceous and nearly hardy N., has sword-shaped 't ft. long, and several scapes 4 or 5 ft. high surmounted by a spike â 1-8 in. long composed of perhaps 100 tubular, drooping Us., each 1 in. or more long, and tiery, untamed red. A sky-rocket is not more startling. By far the commonest species is A", aloidcs. which has perhaps a dozen varieties with Latin names and twice as many with personal 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 d
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