370 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
bulbs, should have less and less water given it, and be gradually brought to 
astate of rest. Thesame remark applies to O. citrosmum, which in some 
instances is already showing the new breaks from which issue the flower- 
spikes, for to give these muck, water between this and the appearance of 
the spikes will probably result jn their producing none. O. Uroskinner! is 
now growing and rooting freely, and should in consequence be kept 
moderately moist, and may eyen now be repotted or surfaced if in a 
condition to warrant such a proceeding. Our plants are grown in a corner 
of the Masdevallia house, the moist and warmer atmosphere of which seems 
to fulfil its requirements. O. pulchellum, now in bloom, is one that does » 
not relish a saturated base for jong at a time, and hence, when shifted into 
another pot, should only have a yery small quantity of potting material 
supplied it. It is a nasty subject to shift, and when doing well, although 
apparently in need of a larger receptacle, should be looked at twice before 
deciding to move it. It succeeds along with the crispums fairly well. 
Masdevallias generally shoylq be kept rather dry at the root all through 
the winter months, and, as wij] be noticed by the tabulated temperatures, @ 
trifle warmer than the Odontag}ossums. M. tovarensis is now in bloom, its 
snow-white flowers being véry acceptable at this dull season. Anyone 
desirous of producing a pink-tailed variety has only to fumigate with 
Richard’s XLAIl to obtain their wish. M. Wageneriana, muscosa, 
simula, and several other sm4]]-leaved kinds, with Pleurothallis macroble- 
pharis and Barberiana, do petter in the cooler atmosphere of the 
Odontoglossum house. Other  Peurothallis grow along with the 
Masdevallias, and in like manner should be kept rather dry. P. Roealii 1s 
grown here along with Miltonja yexillaria, and has this season made two 
sets of leaves. Last season it had seven spikes of its peculiar purple-tinted 
blooms. Plants of the above Miltonia should be raised to within eight or 
ten inches of the roof glass, and kept moderately dry, only giving a small 
dose of water now and then jo prevent the rooting material becoming too 
dry. Other species of Miltcnia should have similar treatment so far as 
watering is concerned, though, as few of them are in a state of growth, it is 
unnecessary to bring them néar the glass. 
The old Coelogyne barbata js not a plant to excite interest in any but the 
most enthusiastic lover of Orghids, having few claims to warrant its culti- 
vation for decorative purposes; yet its dusky-coloured and bearded lip 
generally causes a smile of mjjq pleasure when ‘seen in bloom on a healthy 
plant. It is an intermediate §ybject,and when once established seldom wants 
shifting or top-dressing. The growths, as they extend beyond the receptacle, 
‘may be twisted round on to the soil, and pinned down with a bent piece of 
copper wire. It should now pe kept in a fairly dry condition, water in 
abundance being only needeq when the roots are in an active state. C. 
