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bulbs. The syringe should not be depended upon entirely 
as a supply to those plants grown upon blocks, but 
during summer they should be examined once a day, 
and if at all dry, immersed in a tub or pan of water, 
which should at least be of the same temperature as the 
house they are growing in. After the pseudo-bulbs are 
formed, water must be withheld, and the plants allowed a 
season of rest; but care should be taken to prevent their 
becoming very dry during this period, as much injury 
may arise from entirely withholding water for any length 
of time. 
If a house can be set apart specially for Cattleyas, it 
will be found that the majority of the kinds may be 
accommodated in it. The temperature should range from 
55deg. in winter to 7odeg. in summer, although in bright, 
warm weather, the latter temperature is often necessarily 
exceeded with safety. Ventilation should be carefully 
attended to, as Cattleyas cannot bear a stuffy atmosphere 
at any time. With respect to shading, it may be said that 
as little as possible should be used; only in bright sun- 
shine should the blinds be down, and these should be of 
the thinnest material. Sudden changes of temperature 
should be avoided. To the beginner we would recommend 
that each plant be considered separately in respect of 
water and re-potting, as Cattleyas, and, indeed, all 
Orchids, cannot be successfully dealt with collectively. 
C. Acklandiz.—A lovely, dwarf-growing species, which 
should be grown upon a block of soft wood, or in a teak 
basket, and placed at the warm end of the Cattleya-house or 
stove, where it can receive full light all the day through. 
When growing, it should be kept constantly moist at the 
root. If grown in baskets, very little potting material should 
be used. The pseudo-bulbs are slender, and usually from 
