indicate great strength and vigour. Mr. Anderson, (lie gardener at Mcadowbank, grows scvcnd other 

 Otlo»ioffto**u m remarkably line, Thus, ft w<fo/ir*, a rare specif is a wonderful specimen, nearly two 

 feet in diameter ; this hat had fourteen spikes, bearing Ui. flowers on each ; ihc plant while in bloom, is placed 

 in a greenhouse, and afterwards removed back to the growing-house, There also may be seen a splendid 

 plant of O. citromxm* with twenty-five bulbs j and of ft jrafe «wnd large iqtfcimens, some of (he bulbs 

 producing eighteen flower* of large six*- truly a grand sight : while 0. itmnum, 0. wftirfwwfc and 0. Kar- 

 WwK/, are all equally well grown. These were all bought when small plants, and have been grown to 

 their present slate in a few yean*. We arc not therefore without hope that wc may sec them grown still 

 liner, for the plants improve year after year. The leading point of their treatment is this : they arc grown 

 in a cool and light span-roofed house, with little shade, ami as near the glass a* possible— the great secret 

 of all in the cultivation of this class of plants being to gel well-ripened and tliurmighly-inatnrcd bulbs, such 

 as have some strength to produce (lowers and foliage. These three condition* being supplied, any one may 

 grow them with success. Thcie arc many other line Orchids that may he advantageously treated in the 

 same way: that is to say, they must have cool treatment, and unless they get it there is no hope of their 

 thriving. They grow naturally where the temperature is not high, most of them on the mountains and 

 consequently they will bear raid much better than they will bear fire-heat ; sun-heat however, will do them 

 good at any time, prodded they have a free circulation of air— applied with caution, indeed, in cold weather, 

 ami lieing made to pass between hot-water pipes, so (hat it may become slightly wanned 



Pcscatore's Odontoglot begins to grow after the flowering-season is over, and this is the most suitable 

 lime to repot it if requisite. It should not have too large a pot, for over-potting is dangerous with all such 

 fine-rooting plants, and great earc must he taken not to injure the roots. Wc should not advise to cut the 

 plant for projfragation, as it is very impatient of being disturbed when once it becomes established. Wc 

 have seen such plants destroyed by attempting to increase them ; besides, it is better to have one good specimen 

 than several miserable ones, which can only yield disappointment. If the plant were large, one or two of the 

 old bark bulbs might be cut through and left until established; such, when ready to remove, should be 

 I m i ■ ; i ■ 1 1 into small pots. 



Tliis plant requires the fame general treatment as that recommended for Odotitotflosftum nattum nwjut 

 (Plate VII.), under which full directions are given. Wc have found, from several years' experience at 

 Hroomficld, that wc can grow, to great perfection, all the Odontoglots, many of the Lgcaste*, Jlarierias, 

 FMones, and slrpophytfttms, under the shade of thinly trained gmjie-vincs, thus securing a crop of grapes 

 and a display of beautiful flowers from one house, Lycmte Stitmeri alone producing a succession of [lowers 

 from the beginning of December to the end of April. 



