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should then be lined with some long sphagnum, 

 or the fibrous part of peat, with the mould beaten 

 out of it : a few broken pots wdll be required in 

 the middle for drainage, and upon these a layer 

 of mixed sphagnum and turfy peat, w-ell chopped 

 together ; and if a few potsherds or charcoal be 

 mixed, it will be an assistance to the plant. 



The plant should be placed so that it will be 

 nearly two inches above the rim of the basket, 

 to allow the racemes of flowers to descend more 

 freely, and filled up firmly with the same com- 

 post; they may also be growai in pots, though 

 not an advisable method: long ones should be 

 used three parts filled with broken potsherds, 

 and the plant elevated four inches at the 

 least above the rim : the same mould will do 

 for them, only requiring some turfy peat cut 

 into square pieces, to be placed around the edges 

 of the pot, secured together by means of wooden 

 pegs thrust through into the mould, yet allow- 

 ing it to slope a little from the plant to the 

 rim ; water will be required but little at the 

 first, increasing the supply as the plant becomes 

 stronger ; but during the resting season they will 

 scarcely require any water, or, what is most 

 proper, a little now and then, just sufiicient to 

 preserve their bulbs, from shrivelling; the tem- 

 perature required for them is the same as for the 

 Indian species. 



