wecks in full beauty; indeed, it appears to be quite impossible to find any 
situation its flowers do not brighten by its presence. O. crispum (Alexandre) 
and its varieties may be used in any position where flowers are required, 
either in a cut state, or when growing upon the plant. In the latter state, 
on account of the cool treatment necessary for their maintenance, they may 
be used on the dinner table, or in a lady’s boudoir, with equal taste and _ ecldt. 
It is a dwarf-growing compact plant, free in habit both in growing and flowering, 
and we certainly are quite at a loss to understand why it is that anyone having 
a cool house, does not succeed with Odontoglossums. This plant, like many of its 
class, requires to be potted in good fibrous peat; the pots must be well drained, 
in order to quickly carry away the surplus water which will be given it, to cause 
a humidity in the atmosphere, and the surface should be clothed with sphagnum 
moss. his latter material should be kept in a growing state, which if it does 
well, will require clipping occasionally, to keep it neat in appearance. If this does 
not come about, the water should be carefully examined, for if lime is found in 
the water its use must be discontinued, although it may still be used for damping 
floors and stages. Lime in the water will soon kill the growth of the moss, and 
should therefore be avoided. 
