20 THE ORCHID REVIEW, [JANUARY, IQII. 
of sphagnum moss. Keep those newly potted on the dry side; the others 
must have water in the usual way. Those that are throwing up their 
flower spikes should not be allowed to suffer for want of water, or 
malformed flowers will be the result. 
’MILTONIA VEXILLARIA and Bleuana will now be growing actively, and 
as the days get longer will take more water. Keep them nicely on the 
move, but on no account push them. Thrip must be watched for and kept 
down at all cost, or the flowers will be deficient in quantity and quality. M. 
Bleuana is best accommodated at the warmest end of the house and M. 
vexillaria at the coolest end. Other occupants of this house must be 
treated according to their condition. 
CaTTLEYA HOUSE.—In the Cattleya house the majority of the plants 
are at rest, and should be carefully watered. I do not believe in the 
drying process, which is practised by some growers of these plants, and I 
am fully convinced that a great many give their Cattleyas and Lelio- 
cattleyas too little water all the year round. Those that are growing, as 
C. Warneri, Lelia purpurata, and some of the hybrids, should be placed 
in the warmest and lightest position in the house, and should receive 
water whenever the moss growing on the top looks white or the plant 
appears to require it, and a similar remark applies to those that are 
maturing their spikes, as C. Percivaliana, Trianw, and the numerous 
varieties of the latter. 
L2&LIA ANCEPS is now in full bloom, and where these are grown in 
quantity, and well done, make a most interesting family. A house of it in 
full flower, with its allies, L. Gouldiana, L. autumnalis, and the variety alba, 
is not easily forgotten, and the flowers come at a most acceptable season. The 
plants should be kept moderately dry, but in no case should they be allowed 
to suffer. How often do we see this class of plant in the condition they 
ought to be, with leaves like leather, and as green as grass ? 
C@LOGYNE CRISTATA and its varieties thrive at the cool end of the 
Intermediate house, and are now pushing up flower spikes, and must not be 
allowed to suffer for want of water. 
East INDIAN HOUSE.—In the East Indian house things will soon be 
showing renewed activity, and must have attention. Dendrobiums may be 
brought from their resting quarters in batches, as they are required, and 
placed in this house to produce their flowers. D. nobile and Wardianum 
and their hybrids are the best adapted for this treatment, but fo my mind 
should not be so treated unless it is absolutely necessary to have their 
flowers at an early season, for they come much better and finer if allowed to 
develop more slowly and naturally. D. Phalznopsis and its allies should 
receive a good rest without being removed from the house before growth 
recommences. Towards the end of the month many species of Aérides and 
