. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. Respecting the inclosure of the kitch- en garden, see Hedges and Walls. KLEINHOVIA hospita. Stove ever- green tree. Cuttings. Peat and loam. KNIFE. Of this the gardener re- quires several kinds. 1. Garden Knife, with a curved blade, for common rough purposes. 2. Pruning Knife, with a straight blade, and fine edge. 3. Graft- ing Knife, also straight-bladed, but with a thinner and narrower blade. 4. Bud- ding Knife, is like the grafting knife, but should have a double-edged sharp point, like an oyster-knife, and the handle of ivory, is wedge-shaped,
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. Respecting the inclosure of the kitch- en garden, see Hedges and Walls. KLEINHOVIA hospita. Stove ever- green tree. Cuttings. Peat and loam. KNIFE. Of this the gardener re- quires several kinds. 1. Garden Knife, with a curved blade, for common rough purposes. 2. Pruning Knife, with a straight blade, and fine edge. 3. Graft- ing Knife, also straight-bladed, but with a thinner and narrower blade. 4. Bud- ding Knife, is like the grafting knife, but should have a double-edged sharp point, like an oyster-knife, and the handle of ivory, is wedge-shaped, for raising the bark from the wood. There is a variety of superior excellence, call- ed Curtis's Budding Knife. 5. Aspara- gus Knife, has either a strong straight blade, with a sharp chisel-shaped point, or a slightly curved blade, with a saw- edge on the inner side of the curve. KNIGHTIA excelsa. Green-house evergreen tree. Cuttings. Loam, peat, and sand. KNOXIA. Four species. Stove ever- green shrubs, except K. leevis, which is annual. The former are increased by cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. KOLREUTERIA paniculata. Hardy deciduous tree. Layers and root-cut- tings. Sheltered common soil. KONIGA maritima, var. variegata. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Common soil. KRAMERIA pauciflora. Stove ever- green shrub. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. KRIGIA. Two species. Hardy an- nuals. Seed. Sandy loam. KUHNIA. Four species. Two hardy, and two green-house herbaceous. Divi- sion. Sandy loam and peat. KYDIA. Two species. Stove ever- green shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. LABEL. That which combines du- rability with facility of reference and cheapness, is a small piece of deal, planed smooth, painted white, and written upon with a lead pencil. Fig. When required for a seed-bed, a small stake is to be driven into the ground, and from it the label to be suspended. LABICHEA. Two species. Green- house shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. LABLAVIA. Six species, besides v
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