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may be removed to the Intermediate house. Never try to force newly 
imported Orchids into growth too quickly, but allow them to come away 
slowly and surely, and always endeavour when potting them up to form 
handsome and neat plants, for before new growth has started an ill-shaped, 
newly-imported plant may by judicious ties and stays be converted into a 
fairly respectable shape, but when once it is established it is well nigh 
impossible to alter the shape. Bear in mind that however scandent or leggy 
the mass is, compost must come well up to the leading pseudobulb, so that 
the new roots may enter it immediately they push forth. With 
Dendrobiums this difficulty of awkward plants to deal with is not so 
frequent as with some of the Cattleyas, Lzlias, &c. With these it is often 
necessary to part them into several pieces and again reconstruct the mass. 
TREATMENT OF LATE ARRIVALS.—Those who received newly imported 
Orchids during the autumn and winter months will find that it is necessary 
to give them a more liberal treatment than is necessary or advisable for their 
established plants. Unlike the latter, they have no roots of their own, 
and are therefore unable to withstand the same conditions. It is scarcely 
necessary to repot them all up directly they come to hand, but they should 
without exception be given a good position on the stage, and moistened by 
the syringe once or more a day according to circumstances; the roots will 
then soon commence to push, when they should be done up and treated 
still somewhat liberally. Such plants often make a small new pseudobulb 
by the spring, and then start again at the proper time and make a fine 
strong one; others will perhaps not break, but content themselves by 
forming new roots. In any case they must be allowed to go pretty much 
their own way until they again get in the properrun. The attempt to keep 
back the growth by further drought is not good practice to follow. 
DENDROBIUMS.—Many established Dendrobiums have now had a 
thorough good rest in the Cool department, and are showing flower buds 
and new growths in profusion. The most forward of these should be 
selected at intervals and given a slight increase of warmth. They will 
then soon come into bloom, and thus the flowering period may be extended 
over several months. Take care, however, that they are not subjected to 
great heat, or the new growth will come away much too quickly, and be very 
weak and spindly, which is very undesirable. Increase the supply of water 
gradually, and when re-potting is contemplated let it be done immediately 
flowering is over, as new roots then become most active. 
RE-PoTTING.—Although the season is yet young, and but little 
re-potting will be required for another monthor two, yet a few remarks may 
not be out of place. With Orchids, as with other plants, it is a most 
important operation, and it leaves its mark either for better or worse. 
With the inexperienced and careless it has too often, I fear, the last named 
