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of the Cattleya house, or one where similar conditions prevail. After 
a couple of months careful treatment, the new roots will have taken a 
good hold of the compost, and they may then be treated like those 
that were not disturbed, excepting through having new material the 
waterings should not be quite so copious or frequent. The treatment 
of the remainder will chiefly consist in giving water abundantly and 
frequently, especially as the growths and the season advances, and 
when the leaves have reached their full development, and the young 
bulbs are visible, dilute liquid manure should be given about twice a 
week. Through watering the plants overhead from the time the 
flowers are over until the spikes appear again, insect pests do not trouble 
this much, though now and again a little mealy bug or scale makes its 
unwelcome appearance, but if the plants are given a good cleaning just 
now, little more will be needed until this time next year. 
The members of the group represented by Lelia anceps will need 
attention early in the month, having been kept moderately dry since 
they flowered in February. The type can either be grown in pots, pans, 
or baskets, but the ‘alba ” section do best when grown in baskets, which, 
holding less material, become dry sooner, thus occasioning a fresh supply 
of water. When potting members of this greup, all the forward growing 
parts should be placed towards the centre of the receptacle so that the 
rhizome will have a greater distance to travel before growing over the 
boundary. A much greater proportion of peat than moss should be 
used, the whole being pressed firm so that the roots may find a fitting 
substitute for their native trees. For some little time after being repotted 
or top-dressed, water sparingly, but when root action is general a good 
supply will be needed, especially if the weather be bright, as all 
these Mexican Lelias only require very thin shading. L. autumnalis, 
Gouldiana, furfuracea, albida, and Eyermaniana should not be done 
anything to until new roots appear, keeping them moderately dry until 
this occurs. 
L. majalis must also be kept on the dry side until roots appear from 
the base of the new growth, and as these will not probably show themselves 
until about the time of flowering, the growth will have made considerable 
headway. The secret of success with this grand Lelia lies in keeping 
it fairly dry all the year, except just when making new roots, and filling 
up its bulbs, coupled, of course, at this period, with plenty of light. 
Lzlio-Cattleya x elegans, being of hybrid origin, is rather inconsistent 
in its flowering season, some producing new growths and flowering 
immediately afterwards, whilst others make their growths in the autumn 
and flower in the following spring, hence there can be no particular 
stated time for repotting or top-dressing, but take each separately and 
