76 ORCHIDS. 



The Orchids which should be grown in pots are those 

 which throw up a flower-stalk from the base or top of the 

 pseudo-bulb. 



Those which have pendent flower-stems, or those which 

 push the flower horizontally, or where the stem grows out 

 underneath the pseudo-bulbs, should be cultivated in 

 baskets or on wood. 



In potting all Orchids the plant should be placed in 

 the centre of the pot and should be, as it were, on the top 

 of a mound, sloping up from the sides. The advantage 

 of this is that there is less chance for the water to settle 

 among the young shoots and to rot the tender roots, and 

 should the drainage of the soil be imperfect, the water 

 will usually drain off if it reaches the sides of the pot. 



HlJNTI-EYA VIOLACEA. 



