APRIL, 1917.] THE ORCHID REVIEW 85 
side of a little too much shade than get the foliage permanently disfigured, 
but the plants should be gradually inured to stand a reasonable amount of 
light and sunshine. There are so many of these small details which all are 
essential to successful cultivation which make it hard for amateurs in 
particular to grasp. Some of these must be left unexplained, for no one 
can put a life’s experience in a few articles. 
CyPRIPEDIUMS.—Although at the time of writing there is, with me, a 
considerable amount of the later-flowering varieties of the winter-flowering 
section of these useful plants still in bloom, every means must be taken to 
repot any that require it immediately their flowers have faded. Plants 
starved for the want of new material seldom attain such vigour and health 
as plants which have had proper attention as they required it. It is much 
easier to keep even a bad-growing plant going than to nurse a sickly or 
starved one back to robust health. When all are repotted or gone through, 
it is advisable to overhaul and thoroughly clean them before putting them 
in their growing quarters. Each plant must have room to develop its 
growth, and, with proper care, should not require overhauling again till the 
autumn, when, previous to flowering, they will be the better for cleaning 
again. 
CATTLEYAS AND ALLIED GENERA.—These beautiful Orchids command 
so much attention at the present day, and as their beautiful flowers are at 
hand the whole year round, they richly deserve it, although it appears there 
are some who do not succeed quite as well as they would wish in their 
cultivation. For the benefit of those amateurs who are starting their 
cultivation I will try and make my remarks on this particular family as 
explicit as possible. Those plants which have produced their flowers 
during the winter months should have attention as regards repotting (should 
it be necessary) as soon as it is observed they are about to push new roots. 
This is easily observed by a quantity of little pimples appearing upon the 
rhizome. The plant should be potted firmly, especially in the material 
now obtainable. A clean fibrous compost is essential, made up either of 
clean peat, Ar or osmunda fibre, with clean sphagnum moss. I use them 
in equal proportions, with the very best results. After repotting, water 
must be applied to the new compost with extreme care until the new roots 
get fairly into the new material, care being taken that the plant neither 
suffers from too little or too much water. C. Lawrenceana and others that 
are now pushing up their flower spikes should be kept in a fairly dry 
position, and given enough water to keep the compost moist, and prevent 
the pseudobulbs from shrivelling. If the different species and hybrids are 
taken in their respective seasons, and potted and treated as described, not 
much harm will accrue. It is harmful, and a severe check to any plant, to 
pot it at a season when it is not about to produce new roots. 
