5O ORCHIDS. 



should be gradually moistened, and when the plants be- 

 gin to grow and make roots, they should be potted or put 

 on blocks or in baskets ; but care must be taken not to 

 have the pots too large, as over-potting is dangerous. 



As soon as they begin to grow those which come from 

 the hotter parts of India should be put at the warmest 

 end of the house ; but they should not have too much 

 moisture at first. Those which come from more temper- 

 ate regions should be kept at the coolest part of the 

 house, care being taken not to allow any drip to fall upon 

 them, which frequently rots the young shoots as soon as 

 they appear. 



Such plants as Vandas, Saccolabiums, Aerides, Angrcecums, 

 Phalanopses, should be fastened on blocks as soon as 

 they are received, and so placed that the plants hang 

 downward in order that no water may lodge about them 

 till they begin to grow and form new roots. 



In fine, the treatment is to keep the plants without 

 excitement until they show signs of growth, then to stim- 

 ulate gently until the growth is developing, then pot and 

 treat as old established plants. 



