26 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
root must here also be done with a good deal of discretion, giving simply 
enough in each case to keep the plants plump and fresh, and a very little — 
indeed will suffice for this purpose. The same remarks will apply equally 
to the East Indian house. 
Dendrobiums, which have been resting and keeping back in their 
Proper places in a vinery or greenhouse, may now be brought into »* 
intermediate temperature, in batches, as desired for flowering, letting 
D. Wardianum, Devonianum, Falconeri, thrysiflorum, and densiflorum | 
remain for the last batch. These are fond of a good, long, cold rest, and : 
succeed the better if they receive it. Do not give much water at first, but 
slightly increase the supplies when the flowers are near their development. 
Little or no Te-potting is advisable for this month, but a good supply of 
fresh sphagnum moss should be secured, together with good fibrous peat, 
so that everything may be ready when the busy season commences ; for it 
often happens that, just at the time when we could get on with our indoor 4 
potting, a little later on, we are prevented from doing so on account of the 
sphagnum being locked up by frost, and thus valuable time is wasted. 
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MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID 
SOCIETY. 
THE last meeting of the year was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on December 15th last, when many showy Orchids put in an appearance, 
Shorland Ball (in the chair), 
Holmes, Johnson, and Mills (hon. sec.) 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Wilmslow (gr. Mr. Gibbons), showed a very fine 
plant of Cypripedium insigne Sanderze with four very large blooms (First- 
class Certificate and Cultural Certificate), C. i, undulata, a large form with 
the dorsal sepal covered with large blotches and the edges much frilled 
Porcelianum, Cattleya chocoensis Stella 
and white lip, with a small red spot in th 
