supply of water when in a vigorous stato of growth ; but it is necessary to Iks careful not to wet the yOTng 

 shoots or there will be danger of destroying them while in a young slate snssoon as they get about three inches 

 high more water may be given- After the growth is completed, the plants should be rested by withholding 

 water from the roots, only enough being given lo keep the bulbs in a plump Mate ; they should at the same 

 time be placed at the coolest end of the house. When they begin to grow again, more heat must be 

 given by removing them to the warmest end. This will be the means of producing strong bulbs for 

 flowering; and lo ripen these thoroughly they should be kept as close to the glass as possible: only in 

 winter they must not be kept too near, as they might be affected by the cold. 



In letting, perfect drainage mutt be secured. The pot should be filial three parts full of potsherds or 

 charcoal, with a layer of moss between these materials and the soil, which must be of good fibrous peat, 

 from which the finer particles have been carefully got away. leaving only the fibrous portion. The plant 

 13 to be set on this peat two inches above the rim of the pot. the stem being above the jxttt, and it is then 

 to be tied firmly on the pot. The best time for potting is just when the plants begin to grow, that being 

 the time when they b<^in to make frteh roots. The roots arc thick and fleshy, and require great care to 

 keep them in a growing stole. If the roots make good growth* strong bulbs may be expected. While the 

 roots arc young there is danger of their being eaten by insects, such as (he cockroach, which is a trouble- 

 some |Kst amongst Orchid*, and will toon damage all the root*, being very fond of the young poinU. These 

 insects arc kept under by searching for (hem at night by candle-light, and by placing such remedies as 

 Chase's Beetle Poison within their reach, in the parts of the house which they most frequent. The small 

 shell-snail is another pest, but is easily caught by laying about sonic scooped-oul half-potatoes or turnips, 

 to serve as traps, and examining them night and morning. Lttlias* like Calllet/a^ are also subject lo the 

 while scale, which should be well looked after, and preventives applied. 



The plant is propagated by dividing the bulbs, leaving a few old bulbs to each leading one, This is 

 best done about the time they begin to grow. The rhizome should be cut half through, which will cause 

 them to break much stronger, and the divided parts should be left in the pot till tin? growth is completed, 

 when they may be separated, and cither potted or placed on blocks of wood. Those treated in the latter 

 way should have some sphagnum moss placed about their Tools, and should be suspended from the roof in 

 u shady place till they get well established : the blocks being kept moist, so that the bulbs may not shrivel, 

 for, if they do, there is risk of the plant perishing. 



