_ THE ORCHID REVIEW. 313 
of the newly-made bulb. The latter species often throws out roots a short 
time previous to the flower buds appearing in the sheath, and if the plant 
be kept until the flowers are over, these roots have become too far advanced 
to interfere with, consequently it is better to risk injuring the quality of the 
flowers, and repot at the former period, than to endanger the life of the 
plant by repotting afterwards. Since the re-introduction of this grand 
species it has been found that it appreciates a higher temperature and more 
shade than most of the other members of the ‘“‘labiata”’ group, and those 
who have not been successful with it, should bear this in mind, and give 
ita trial. Immediately root action has ceased the plants should be kept very 
dry, though shrivelling of the bulbs should be avoided as much as possible. 
C. Warneri commences to grow early in the winter, but if the plants be 
placed in a light position in the Cattleya house, and kept dry, the progress 
of these early breaks will be slow and sure. There is no occasion to treat 
these as one would C. Dowiana aurea, for in the latter case the growths 
produced now are unseasonable, whilst the former are not. 
From now onwards Stanhopeas will require little or no water for weeks 
together, especially if they are, as they should be, grown in the Cattleya 
house. Continue to give Ceelogyne cristata liquid manure water, but the 
time between each watering should now be much longer than during the 
last two or three months. C. Dayana has not finished growing yet, and 
will still need liberal treatment, but C. tomentosa and Massangeana have 
finished growing and should be kept moderately dry. C. Schilleriana, being 
deciduous, should be treated like the Pleiones after the leaves have fallen 
away, and the plants, which are growing on rafts, may be hung at the warm 
end of the Cattleya house. C. sparsa has finished growing and: will only 
want water at long intervals, in fact the majority of these will need only a 
small quantity of water when in an inactive condition. The object now 
should be to encourage the majority of Orchids to finish growing and 
proceed to take a rest, so that when the growing season arrives again they 
will be in a fit state to go through with it with satisfaction to us and benefit 
to themselves. : 
THE HYBRIDIST. 
L#LIO-CATTLEYA X CYPHERI. 
A very distinct and pretty hybrid has been sent by Mr. James Cypher, 
Queen’s Road Nursery, Cheltenham, which owes its descent to the inter- 
crossing of Lelia purpurata ¢? with Cattleya Forbesii ¢. In habit the 
plant is said to closely resemble the mother parent, and the general shape 
of the flower points in the same direction, except that the lip is distinctly 
