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a large plant tjiat seldom, if ever, blooms. In April procure a 

 large wide-mouthed pot, and also three or five long branches of 

 Oak, or the common Acacia, or branches of Cork any of these 

 will answer. If the plant is small, three branches will do ; if 

 large, five may be necessary. These branches should be six OP 

 eight feet long. Fix them in the pot firmly by packing round 

 them broken pots mingled with sphagnum moss ; tie them to- 

 gether fast with some strong wire at the top ; then take the 

 plant with all its roots entire, cut into lengths, and place them 

 round the branches at equal distances, fastening each to each 

 corresponding branch. Do this just at the commencement of 

 the growing season. Place the pot then in a situation where it 

 will not be knocked over, and where it will have plenty of light and 

 air. Keep it freely syringed, and in a warm temperature say 

 from 70 to 80. It will grow freely, and produce short joints 

 and large healthy foliage. Towards the end of summer reduce 

 the heat, and give less water, in order to check growth, and give 

 a degree of rest. It may not flower the following season, but 

 by giving liberal treatment that year, and a rest in the winter, it 

 will almost be certain to bloom every year afterwards. Kenan- 

 thera blooms generally in the autumn. 



SCUTICARIA STEELII. In order to grow and flower this fine 

 plant it should be fastened to a thick, short log, and that log 

 placed just with a pot filled with moss. Its long leaves grow 

 downwards, hence it is necessary to suspend the pot and log 

 from the roof of the Orchid-house. The stems are short, and 

 on them the large cream-coloured flowers, blotched with crimson, 

 are produced. It is a native of Demerara in the hottest part : 

 hence it requires a hot damp atmosphere when growing, and 

 should be liberally syringed when in that state. It, however, 

 should be kept drier, and cooler during the resting season. 



VANDA TEEES. This species has round leaves placed on an 

 upright, slender stem, from which, towards the top, the large, 

 handsome flowers are produced. In order to form a bushy 

 plant the long shoots should be shortened into lengths, and 



