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the plants in X.L.-All or other approved insecticide. It does not 

 take long to dip a few dozen plants, but, of course, the insecticide 

 must on no account be allowed to drain down to the roots of the 

 plant, or much more harm than good will result from the dipping. 

 When the plants have been held in the insecticide for a few seconds, 

 take them out and lay them on their side while the others are 

 being dealt with ; when all have been dipped, those first treated 

 will probably be dry enough to be stood upright in their usual 

 positions. 



Although Miltonias love plenty of light, they do not like 

 brilliant sunshine, hence thin shading is necessary during the 

 bright Summer days. The leaves of several species are pale, 

 glaucous, or yellowish green, and this light colouring must not be 

 taken as indicating lack of vitality, as it would in the case of 

 plants which have leaves that are naturally of a deep green hue. 



Best Species and Hybrids 



M. CANDIDA has large red-brown, yellow-barred flowers, with 

 a white, purple blotched lip. It grows very well with the Odonto- 

 glossums, but should be given a higher temperature after it has 

 flowered (in the Autumn), until the following Spring. 



M. CUNEATA flowers in the Spring, and it has red-brown 

 flowers, but the white lip is rosy at the base. 



M. RoEZLii is a charming Orchid, and one that needs stove 

 treatment all the year round, and must always be kept moist at the 

 roots. It has white flowers, with a yellow base to the lip and a 

 purple blotch at the base of each petal. As M. Roezlii is 

 continually making new growths, it flowers both in Spring and 

 Autumn, and where a number of plants are grown, flowers are 

 rarely absent the year through. This is a smaller growing species 



