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two only if it is short. The stick, which should only be long 

 enough to support the spikes in the drooping way in which 

 they grow, should be firmly fixed in the basket or pot ; a 

 small piece of wadding or fine paper should be placed on 

 the top of the stick, and to this the spike should be firmly 

 tied. This will be sufficient to ensure safety. The wadding 

 should not be allowed to touch the top part of the flowei's, 

 as it will stick to them, and be very difficult to remove. 



Vandas require more packing, their flowers being larger 

 and further apart ; place some wadding between each flower 

 on the spike, then fix some sticks firmly in the basket or pot, 

 and tie the spike to them, without allowing the stick to touch 

 the flowers ; wadding should then be put in between the 

 flowers to keep them separate, and a thin piece of wadding 

 over all the flowers, the smooth surface being placed on the 

 blossoms. 



PhalcBnopsis (jrancliflora and P. amahilis travel badly, and 

 require much care. The best way is to set the plant in 

 the bottom of a box, which must be long enough to allow 

 the flower spike to lie at full length ; wadding should then 

 be placed underneath the flowers, which should lie flat on 

 the wadding ; another sheet of wadding should then be 

 placed on the top of the flowers, in order to make them lie 

 firmly, although they may be treated in the same way as 

 recommended for Vandas. 



Dendrobiums in some cases only require a stick to each 

 stem, fixed firmly in the pot, and to this they should be tied. 

 This plan will serve for such as D. nohile, D. superhum, 

 D. Devonianitm, P. Linaidanum, and sorts with similar 

 flowers. Those, however, that flower with pendulous ra- 

 cemes, such as D. densiflorum, D. Farmeri, D. thyrsiflonim , 

 D. suavissimum, and others growing in the same way, require 

 three sticks ; one to the stem, to which the latter should be 



