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.,„,.!,■, m climbing U» no of Borneo to a great beignt, ^fort^tely not 



■ ha, M. «.e leaver indeed , bean gree " fc >■- 



U> the air they have fallen off. Mr. Lobb ™ ' fortunate enough lo get a I I 



„ iTO ,„„ „ believe all »utae,uent .Uen,pU have *"«£ „ ,,,„,„ oul ltek „,,,, „„„, anl 



r«»A tomi ■■ an evergreen plant, growing ~r.ir.il lent ■"--■•- 



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a11(1 J the roots arc very Ihick and fleshy, *cy need considerable r^t-room. I . very nnportan hat ,n 

 l)u . I|f , u,e roots should no. in any way be injured, a, the plant - unpatien. of bemg 



2S n. L pL . . adop. when giving il M - - ■ H the old out nrst, and t cn^g 



seen that 0. drainage h rigl.l -for on this greatly depend, it- successful growth- to replace , WI th fc 

 sphagnum. Bad drainage is very injurious, and if a plant has no. good root, „ caono thnve G«a, 



cL' should be taken, on I the. hand, not to let i. shrivel by keeping .t dry. for .f A. . allowed to 



happen, there is little hope of its recovery, and even if it doc recover it .ill take a long tunc. Xfa. bung 

 the case, the ,,„*, should always be kept moist, even when .he plant fa. not grown*; and when it » .n 

 ,™ growth a more abundant sapply -if water must be given. We have sometimes seen lbs plant 

 affected by the disease wiled spotting. This frequently arises from bruising the leaves, wh»ch happens m 

 denning them-an operation which should always be most carefully performed, nol only in the case of this, 

 but of all thick, Hcsby-leaved Orchid.. The spot in Orchid, is often caused by the rough treatment they 

 get from persons who do not understand their nature. 



This plant is not particularly subject to the attacks of bisects. Sometimes scale gets upon it, but 

 this may be kept under by cleansing with water, which is to be used of the same temperature as that 

 of Hit house. 





