basal part briglit yellow, intermixed with rose and while veins. These flowers which are also delightAiliy 

 fragrant* arc produced daring June and July; and thcic is no Orchid which has a belter effect for exhibi- 

 tion and other decorolivc purees than Urn, on account of its brilliant colour It continues in perfection 

 three or four weeks, if kepi dry. 



This Catlkya has been found difficult lo cultivate by mast Orchid growers; ns a proof of which, we 

 rarely ever ace a good plant, although gre^t quantities have been imported. One source of failure is, we 

 believe, the keeping of the planks too dry hi their growing-season ; we find that they require to be kept moist 

 and that they must never be allowed to shrivel. Many plants have also been lost by 'dissection/ which is 

 very injurious to them, for it is difficult to produce young growths from the old bulbs. 



The plant may be grown in various ways, such as in pol*» in baskets or on blocks ; but we prefer the 

 block system, as (he root* appear to revel ou the surface of the w<kkI, which is natural to them. Sometimes 

 when grown in pots the roots decay, and it is then a long lime before they arc renewed. Mr. Ifewlcy's 

 ganlcncr cultivate* most of hi* numerous plants ou blocks, on which we have seen them doing beautifully, 

 and making line healthy roots. They are grown in the warmest house, along wilh Jeriff**s t SaccofohtHM* etc., 

 Appended from the roof ; and they are always kept moist in the growing-season. Cultivator cannot do 



belter than follow Mr. Bcwlcy's plan. 



If grown on blocks, a good-sized lump should be used, that there may be sufficient room for the roots 

 to spread, for the plants do not like to he disturbed ; a little live moss U to be put on the block, and on this 

 the plant, tying it down with copper wire. If pot culture is from any cause preferred, fill the pot nearly full 

 wilh drainage, broken potsherds being the l>e>t material, then add sphagnum moss to within one or two 

 inches of the margin, and afterwards use good fibrous peat, shaking away all the fine |«irtiele^. Mix a few 

 broken potsherds or charcoal with I be peat, so that water may |ki& off quickly, the plant being impatient of 

 stagnant moisture about the roots* Be eareful also not to allow water to remain in the young growths, as it 

 will cause them to rot. Afler the growth is completed, give a season of resl, with not too much water at the 

 roots, only just sutliciem to keep the stems plump. 



Like all other CitH/ejftts t this is subject lo the white scale, which must be kept under. Sometimes the 

 thrips will attack the young shoots, but this al?o must be at once destroyed. 



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