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wadding should then be put in between the flowers to keep 

 them separate. 



Phalcenopsis yrandijiora and P. amahilis travel badly, and 

 require much care. The best way is to set the plant in 

 the bottom of a box, which must be long enough to allow 

 the flower spike to lie at full length ; wadding should then be 

 placed underneath the flowers, which should lie flat on the 

 wadding; another sheet of wadding should then be placed 

 on the top of the flowers, in order to make them lie firm, 

 although they may be treated in the same way as recom- 

 mended for Vandas. 



Dendrohiums in some cases only require a stick to each 

 stem, fixed firmly in the pot, and which should be tied to 

 it. This will serve for such as D. nohile, D. macrophyllunij 

 D. Devonianum, D. moniliforme, and sorts with similar flowers. 

 Those, however, that flower with pendulous racemes, such 

 as D. densijlorimi, D. Farmeri, and others growing in the 

 same way, require three sticks ; one to the stem, to which the 

 latter should be firmly tied, and the other two to the flower 

 spike, one at each end, in the same way as with the Sacco- 

 labiums. 



Calanthes are bad travellers, especially C. veratrifolia; the 

 delicate white flowers soon getting injured and discoloured 

 if allowed to rub against each other ; to avoid this, put a stick 

 carefully to each spike. 



Cattleijas require to be packed very carefully ; their flowers 

 should be tied so that they do not touch one another. The 

 best method is to put a stick to each flowering bulb, tying it 

 fii'mly, and a stick to each flower stalk, just below the flower, 

 with a piece of wadding round the stalk ; afterwards tie the 

 stalks to the stick ; neither the stick nor the leaves should be 

 allowed to touch the flowers, or they will become bruised. 



Oncidiwns travel well ; they only require a strong stick to 



