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COOL OECHID GROWING. 



has been reduced in consequence of most of the species con- 

 tained in the house being at rest, and if one or two species 

 that require extra heat, except when at rest, commence to 

 grow, they should be removed to a more humid atmosphere, 

 as, for instance, a moderately warm greenhouse or intermediate 

 house, where they should be suspended, or staged as near to 

 the glass, i.e., light, as possible, for during the dull period of 

 the year they require all the light they can possibly obtain. 



All Orchids require an abundant supply of moisture and a 

 fresh, porous, well-drained compost, and many of them, if 



Moveable Water Tank. 



favoured with these essential conditions, will not only bear 

 without injury a mean winter temperature of 45 to 50, but 

 will actually make most vigorous and luxuriant growth in that 

 comparatively low temperature. 



