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mass and rolling about when the boxes are moved. A 

 few small holes should be bored in the boxes to admit 

 a little air. 



Leafy epiphytal Orchids, such as Phalaenopsis, Aerides, 

 Vandas, and Saccolabiums, may be forwarded in the same 

 way, but with a sprinkling of fine paper cuttings, layers 

 of paper, fine but not resinous shavings, or dry moss 

 between each row of plants. In respect to species which 

 do not possess pseudo-bulbs it is absolutely necessary that 

 they be sent at the proper resting season, if forwarded in 

 bulk in boxes. 



Phalaenopsis for sending at any time are prepared by 

 collectors in Java and the Philippines by establishing the 

 plants on blocks. They are almost the only temporarily 

 cultivated Orchids which often travel well when so managed, 

 and they are usually sent fastened round the sides and 

 backs of Wardian cases, a method which is somewhat 

 costly. Terrestrial Orchids, such as Phaius, Calanthes, 

 and others with above-ground pseudo-bulbs, if collected 

 at the proper resting season, travel well packed in cases 

 of moderate size and with a little dry packing material 

 placed between the rows. The danger with these kinds 

 is that the pseudo-bulbs, being soft and containing much 

 moisture, are liable to decay, and a few damaged plants 

 may cause the loss of all contained in the box. 



Tuberous-rooted, terrestrial Orchids of the same nature 

 as the British Orchis, and including the African Disas, 

 and Satyriums, also the Habenarias of different regions, 

 should be marked when in flower and lifted in the rest- 

 ing season, the tubers being placed in small boxes with 

 a sprinkling of nearly dry sandy peat or sand, run in 



