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ORCHIDS. 



Before packing the plants, they should be carefully ex- 

 amined j it is necessary to remove all decaying or injured 

 bulbs, and also to dislodge any insects that may lurk 

 among the plants, and which would during the voyage 

 live' upon the new roots and young shoots ; this precau- 

 tion is too often neglected. 



Orchids should not be packed until the time for em- 

 barking them ; their stay in the cases is a period of forced 

 repose, and should be made as short as possible. The 

 cases should be placed in a light and convenient place so 

 they can be removed on arrival without delay. 



The insects most injurious to Orchids during the voy- 

 age are cockroaches, which swarm in every ship ; one ben- 

 efit derived from hermetically sealed cases is the perfect 

 safety from these insects, and the exclusion of the salt air, 

 which seems fatal to Orchids. 



CATTLEYA ACKLANDI/B. 



