So THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



mixing the whole well together, and afterwards putting it in a suitable 

 place to warm, previous to use. Unless specimens are required, by placing 

 five or six bulbs in a seven inch pot, it is better to grow them singly in five 

 or six inch pots. These should be well drained, with clean, broken crocks, 

 over which place a layer of old moss or leaves. When ready for petting, 

 shake the plants out of the old soil, and cut away the dead roots to about 

 an inch from the pseudobulb ; these will tend to keep the plant firm in the 

 compost. The soil should be pressed firmly, so that the base of the bulb is 

 covered about an inch. When potted, water with tepid rain water, giving 

 them a light position near the glass in the warmest house. Afford no more 

 water until the young growths are well advanced and rooting freely, when 

 the amount of water should be increased, giving occasional waterings with 

 weak liquid cow manure, as the pseudobulbs begin to form. 



THUNIAS may also be re-potted, using a compost similar to that advised 

 for Calanthes. Select four stems of uniform size, and secure to a stick in 

 the centre of a six inch pot. Pot firmly, and give them a sunny position 

 near the glass in the Cattleya house, and water sparingly until new roots 

 are freely made. Thunias are greatly benefited by frequent waterings with 

 liquid cow manure when growth is well advanced. 



Cyrtopodiums, Catasetums, Cycnoches, and Mormodes have had a 

 long, dry rest. These will now be commencing new growth, and may have 

 attention. The conditions of the warmest house suit them, giving little 

 water until growth is well forward. 



In the Cool House many plants are fast developing flower spikes, and 

 these should be protected from slugs by placing a little cotton wadding 

 round the base of each. Thrips, fly, or red spider may be kept under with 

 a little timely care and attention bestowed on the plants ; remembering 

 that cleanliness is a great point in their successful cultivation. 



A REVERSION OF CALANTHE x VEITCHII. 



A raceme of Calanthe X Veitchii is illustrated in the Journal of Horti- 

 culture for February 20th (p. 161) in which the sepals and petals are rose- 

 coloured and the lip white. It is said to have been produced in the Range- 

 more Gardens, Burton-on-Trent, some years ago, and is considered to show 

 a partial reversion towards the parent C. rosea in the form and colour of 

 the sepals and petals, and in the compact raceme, and towards C. vestitain 

 the colour of the lip. Whether the plant was a sport from the ordinary 

 form of C. X Veitchii is not stated. It may be analogous to the variety 

 versicolor, in which the flowers are said to be variable, some rose, some 

 white, others with one or more of the segments rose, and the remainder 



