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conically, or watering them in an early stage without wetting the growths 
will be a difficult matter. When completed, P. maculata should be placed 
on a shelf or other convenient position in the Cattleya house, and P. 
lagenaria and P. Wallichiana in the Odontoglossum house, or a structure 
having a similar cool, humid atmosphere. The advantage of a shelf is that 
no water can reach the plants when damping down, and also all the light 
obtainable is at their service. 
For about six weeks after being repotted no water will be needed, 
but at the expiration of that period the pans should be immersed to 
their rims in a pail of water, previously ascertaining that it is not colder 
than the temperature of the house, and then allowed to go again for 
a similiar length of time before giving them another dip. By the time 
a fresh application is needed, the roots will have taken hold of the 
material, and a more frequent application of water will be required, 
though for some time longer the mode of giving it should be the same. 
About the end of March our plants are taken from the Cool house and 
placed on a shelf at the cool end of the Cattleya house, P. maculata 
occupying a shelf at the warm end. Water in abundance is given all 
through the summer, and when the bulbs are developing, occasional 
doses of weak liquid manure is given to aid in the formation of good 
bulbs. P. humilis does not bloom until early in the year, and now the 
plants have lost their leaves must be kept dry, until the flower buds 
swell, when an occasional dip should be given, and after the flowers are 
over, be treated like the others. It is a Cool species, and may be grown and 
kept throughout the year in the Masdevallia house. 
Lelia pumila, now in bloom, is not only remarkable for its neat and 
highly-coloured flowers, but also for their large size, compared with the 
diminutive growths from which they proceed, and a large percentage of 
the plants produce two-flowered scapes. It is an exceedingly easy Orchid 
to grow when planted in shallow pans or baskets, in the ordinary Orchid 
mixture, and hung up on the shadiest side of the Cattleya house, and 
given a fair supply of water. L. Dayana has just gone out of bloom, 
but should still be given sufficient water to keep the moss green, as the 
leaves are liable to turn yellow if the plants are allowed to remain dry 
long. Also in bloom is L. Perrinii, a somewhat despised, and consequently 
little grown Orchid, though, to my mind, it is superior to many more 
commonly grown species. Little water will be needed by this plant for 
a long time to come, though it should be examined frequently to see 
that it is not shrivelling. Cattleya Dormaniana, now about to bloom, 
requires a similar treatment to that afforded L. pumila, inasmuch as 
the bulbs are so thin they will not stand drought for long. When 
potting plants of the latter description, a very small portion of peat and 
