August and September, or sometimes later, and continues in bloom about three 
weeks if kept free from damp. 
This plant requires the treatment of the East India House, where it may be 
shaded from the hot sun but can obtain plenty of light. It is best grown in baskets 
suspended from the roof, as the roots then have a chance to throw themselves into 
the air, and suck up the moisture that is diffused through the atmosphere of the 
house, in which they greatly delight. This is the most natural way to grow them, 
and when hung up in this way they have a good appearance, with their quamt- 
looking roots dependent from the plants. They also succeed well in pots with 
plenty of drainage. In this latter way they are more convenient for exhibition 
purposes, but for home decoration we prefer the baskets. If cultivated in pots they 
require to be placed as near the light as possible, so that they may have the full 
benefit of it, in order to make their growths stronger, and that they may bloom 
more freely. 
We find good live sphagnum moss, with some charcoal intermixed, os 
them; they must have good drainage, and a moderate supply of water during ¢ 
growing season, never being kept too wet; we merely allow the moss to be ‘ : 
moist condition so as to keep it growing. When at rest they must not be ee 
too dry, as these air-plants require more support than those plants that have thi 
fleshy bulbs to draw upon, and by keeping the moss moist during the see 
season the foliage will be maintained in a plump and healthy state. How frequen! y 
we see Saccolabiums lose their lower leaves! This is generally caused by drying 
the plants too much. ; — 
Insects should always be avoided, as they soon disfigure the foliage and 1) 
the plants. To secure perfect foliage is the beauty of a_ plant; fine flowers 
bad foliage soon take off both the value and the beauty of a plant. 
