secure well-ripened bidbs and good foliage. The timet essential point Is to give plenty of light, nfTordiug 

 in summer a little shade from the scorching rays of the sun ; but in autumn and winter allowing them all 

 the light possible. Mr. M*Morhind*s house, iti which these plants are grown, is a low span-roofed building, 

 with very few hot-water ]>i|ics ; it faces the south, and the plants arc raised on pols. so as to stand as near 

 the glass as possible. The leaves, however, are not allowed to come in contact with the glass, this being very 

 injurious to Orchid*, causing them to become spotted. Great care, then, is necessary in order to grow this 

 plant well; but if it gets the treatment it requires, it will amply repay the cultivator, Wc have already 

 slated that nearly all the Odontogltmmw require cool treatment. Mr, M'Morland grows besides in the same 

 house many other Orchids, which are doing remarkably well ; for instance, a splendid specimen of Anguloa 

 Cfotcmi, the finest of its class, beautiful specimens of C&tojjgtte cristata* and line plants of Lycas/e Skhmcri 

 and others* 



Tliis OdoittogtossHM should be potted just before it commences to grow. The operation should be effected 

 with great care, so that the roots may not be injured, for this, if it occurs, may cause the bulbs to shrivel* 

 Wc have frequently seen Orchids destroyed in tins manner* If they should happen to get into a shrivelled 

 state, the best remedy is not to allow them to flower, but to keep them syringed every day until the bulbs 

 are got into a plump condition. Never touch u plant when in a bad slate — only to give it fresh soil, in order 

 that it may make its fresh roots, and that it jnay not be afterward* disturbed. Wc find it is a good plan 

 to place the plants on blocks with a Utile live sphagnum moss, and to keep them in a moist shady place 

 until they have made good roots; then they may be placed near the glass, as recommended for established 

 plants. 



The material best suited to the roots of this plant is good fibrous peat* intermixed with some live 

 sphagnum moss, and a few small broken crocks. The pots should Ije three parts filled with drainage, 

 a little moss being spread on the top to keep it open. This is an important item in the cultivation of the 

 plant, i\s it requires a good supply of water during the growing season, and must never be permitted to 

 shrivel when at rest. The crown must be kept two inches above the rim of the [Kit, which need not be a 

 large one. As to temperature, it should be treated as recommended for Q.nacium majm (Plate VJL), 



This plant is sometimes attacked by red spider and scale, both of which should be removed with a 

 sponge and water before they get numerous. It is propagated by dividing the bulks, leaving a young one 

 with several old ones behind it, They should be potted, as already advised. The most suitable time for 

 this is just as the plants commence growing; they must he kept in a shady place until they begiu to make 

 fresh roots, and when established may be set near the glass. 



