There a no doubt that under good treatment the Odontoglots requiring what 
is called cool treatment are among the most accommodating of Orchids for the 
amateur, as they take but little room and require but a small amount of heat. 
Moreover, they thrive well in the suburbs of our smoky cities and towns, such as 
Birmingham and Manchester, or even in the cities themselves, if a small well- 
appointed house can be provided for their accommodation ; for as they will do well 
without much sun, the back of a north wall will suit them well, provided they get 
plenty of light and air, while the fire-heat required in growing them forms but a 
small item of expense. There are besides many cool Orchids of other genera 
that may be grown in the same way, many of which may be purchased at a very 
small cost. 
This interesting Odontoglossum is a compact-growing plant, like the type, and 
appears to be a free bloomer. The flowers, as we learn from Mr. Winn, open of 
a pale yellow, and are richly spotted and barred with purple-crimson, the lip also 
being pale yellow, and spotted, though in a less degree, with purple-crimson, but 
after about two days the ground colour changes to creamy white. They remain for 
a long time in a fresh state if kept from the damp. The plant requires the same 
treatment as Odontoglosswm hebraicum and O. Alexandre. We find rough fibrous 
peat, with good drainage, to suit them all well; a little broken charcoal and crocks 
mixed with the peat being of great benefit to them. It must be borne in mind 
that they must not be potted too firmly, as their roots differ from those of hard- 
wooded plants, which require that kind of potting. With these, on the other hand, 
the more porous the soil is kept the better, since they require a good deal of 
water about their roots at most times of the year, and it then passes away more 
freely. Another important item in their treatment is to raise the plant one or two 
inches above the rim of the pot. A little sphagnum moss placed on the top of the 
peat is beneficial to them, if it can be kept in a growing condition, as it maintains 
a nice moisture about the plant. If the moss should become decayed it must be 
removed, and some fresh living sphagnum applied. The plants will grow without 
the moss, but we prefer to use it. Avoid overpotting, which is often detrimental 
to them, for they do not require too much of the potting material about them ; 
the pot should, in fact, be just large enough to hold the plant, and to admit a 
_ small quantity of the material being placed around it. A temperature of 45° to 50° 
in winter, and from 50° to 65° in summer, suits the’ Odontoglots of the Alewandre 
section. In summer, indeed, they can scarely be kept too cool. 
