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SEEDLINGS.—Most of these are making progress, and in addition to 
repotting any that require it, a large number will be ready for pricking off 
into store pots. Cypripedium seedlings, &c., should be given a separate 
existence as soon as possible, and provided with more root room and fresh 
compost whenever it is necessary, irrespective of season. The idea of 
getting each seedling nicely established before the winter months arrive is 
obsolete, the result often being a starved weakling in the spring, and a 
host of plants needing attention which could have been done when work 
was a little slack. 
Many seed pods will now be approaching maturity, and directly the 
seed is ripe it should be sown on prepared pots, or around the base of an 
established plant. 
DENDROBIUMS.—The repotting of the thyrsiflorum group should now be 
completed, and the quaint D. Brymerianum will be in a fit condition for 
new compost if such is required. The pots or pans ought to be well drained, 
and the general potting mixture can be used. This remarkable Dendrobe 
must not be disturbed more than necessary, and, unless a larger receptacle is 
needed, a top-dressing with new soil will suffice. It should be grown in the 
warmest division, and kept moist at the base, but directly the growth is 
completed the plant may be rested in the Intermediate house. There are 
many Orchids that somewhat resent disturbance at the base, and when 
such plants are repotted a lasting material should be employed, while they 
ought always to be given water in moderation. If these two factors are 
borne in mind, no repotting will be necessary for at least three years, as the 
compost will keep in a sweet condition, and as the roots are not so likely 
to decay, the plants will thereby benefit. The amateur must, however, 
remember that extreme dryness is not recommended, as this is almost as 
detrimental to the well-being of the plant as over-watering. : 
D. CHRYSANTHUM will soon finish its growth, and after a short rest in 
the Intermediate house will begin to push forth its flower buds. Rather 
cool treatment should be meted out to this species, excepting during the 
short growing season, 
D. MaccarTu1# is a somewhat difficult subject to grow successfully for 
any length of time, and perhaps keeping the plants in a hot stuffy house 
throughout the year is partly the cause. I believe that its life is shorter in 
our houses than most species belonging to this genus, and one of these 
days some enterprising individual may raise a batch of seedlings which 
Would prove more amenable to cultivation than imported examples. 
Certainly it is worth trying, and other plants such as Phaius tuberculosus 
and simulans might also be treated in the same way. 
LEPTOTES BICOLOR is a charming little plant which can be repotted 
after the flowering period. It requires a small shallow pan, and is best 
