282 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
The great majority of the winter and spring blooming Dendrobiums will 
by this time have completed their new pseudobulbs, and should be removed 
to a light, airy, Cool’ house, where they should remain for this and the — 
following month, giving only a little fire heat in damp weather, and at night, 
to assist them to mature. Afterwards it is generally necessary to remove 
many of them back for the winter into what may be termed an intermediate 
temperature, for a few only of the Dendrobes care to go down to 40%, like Da] 
Wardianum and some few others, which will be named in a future Calendar. 
The majority prefer to winter at 50%, or a little more or less. But this is 
looking forward: what we have to do at the present time, is to mature the 
pseudobulbs, and for this the removal from their growing quarters is in- 
despensable. Still continue to water at the root pretty freely for some 
time to come in order to maintain plumpness. 
Cattleyas and Lelias, Oncidiums, Odontoglossums, and other similar 
kinds which have made up their growths should likewise be matured, and 
could be treated like and with the Dendrobes for a couple of months, but it 
is not quite so important to remove these, as they can generally be accom- 
modated successfully by a little manipulation in their own departments. 
There is a point here on which I have before advised, and will do so 
again, because I frequently see that the matter is still a stumbling-block to 
some growers. If a pseudobulb has finished up, and directly commences 
to start new growth from the base, do not continue to grow that plant for 
the benefit of the second growth, because it ends in failure. Let the plant 
receive its needed rest, at the proper season, together with others which 
have no second break, allowing nature to care for the new and immature 
growth, which it will do successfully. 
Cattleya Dowiana, C. D. aurea, and C. labiata more than any others are 
apt to rot after blooming, and this rot may assume serious proportions if 
the atmosphere should be stagnant at the time the blooms are cut. They 
go at the apex of the pseudobulb and the new leaf soon drops, and even 
should a part of the pseudobulb be saved it is a most serious catastrophe. 
Any hybrid having either of the above as parent should be specially looked 
to at this period. The only method of preventing it is to remove the bloom 
sheath entirely, by pulling it clean off immediately the blooms are cut 
so that nothing remains but the stump of the spike, which will die off 
harmlessly. The sheath will pull away easily. 
Odontoglossums of the crispum section, and allied growing kinds, should 
‘still be looked over, so as not to let their proper potting time pass by, as; 
should they require it, they may still be done very successfully. Avoid too 
large pots, and water newly potted plants with care during the winter. 
There are usually but few blooming Orchids during this month. A few 
good things, hcwever, are to be had. Cattleya X Hardyana and its varieties 
