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have fully made their year's growth, give such but little water 

 and very slight syringing, and that only in the morning. Eemove 

 such into a cooler and drier house. Let the grower bear con- 

 stantly in mind that all Orchids with pseudo-bulbs require a 

 decided rest for several months, and let him try to put his 

 Orchids into that state during the dark days of winter. On 

 the contrary, Orchids that have simple ordinary stems with 

 evergreen leaves should be kept just slowly growing all the 

 winter. 



AUGUST. This, like July, is often a warm month. Hence 

 the shading should be continued on bright, sunny days, but it 

 may be removed by four o'clock in the afternoon. Keep up a 

 supply of moisture to plants that are growing, both in the air 

 and at the roots. In this month the beautiful Cattleya labiata 

 is in great beauty of bloom. Be careful not to wet these splendid 

 flowers. The texture of the floral leaves is so delicate that every 

 drop of water leaves a disfiguring mark behind it. In this 

 month such species as flower when at rest should be removed 

 into a more temperate place, have plenty of air, and scarcely any 

 water for two or three months. Then when the flower-buds 

 show prominently remove them into a rather warmer but no 

 moister place. The following are instances of the kinds of 

 Orchids alluded to Dendrobium nobile, cosrulescens, Cam- 

 bridgeanum, &c. Others that require a warm, dry treatment 

 when in flower require only to be kept drier in this month. 

 Such flower just before they begin to grow as, for instance, 

 Dendrobium aggregatum, formosum, and densiflorum. They 

 should be kept in a moderately warm but dry part of the house 

 till the flowers begin to open. Most of the terrestrial Orchids will 

 now begin to show symptoms of requiring rest, by their leaves 

 turning yellow and stems dying. Set such at once in a cool, 

 dry house. The genus Coelogyne flowers just when the pseudo- 

 bulbs are fully formed: hence they should be kept growing 

 till then. The blooming season for some of the best is January 

 and February, though some bloom in summer. Observe their 



