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in good condition, so as to prevent any stagnant moisture from remaining in tlio soil, or lumping about tho 

 delicate and tender roots. 



Odotttoglomms are not vciy subject lo the ravages of insects but should they he attacked by either 

 green-fly or scale, it is much safer to carefully Wtoh the leaves and pecudobulte with tepid water, than to 

 attempt to exterminate these posts with the fumes of tobacco, which frequently prove very injuriuus to the 

 leave* and flowers of members of I Ins genus. 



OdontoglotsHtn Inttcayt may be increased by dividing the plants, an operation which is bc?t effected in 

 *arly spring before active growth commences. 





