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Thunias should now be repotted, which should be done a nnually with- 
out fail. Use a mixture of ordinary plant potting soil, and pot firmly, then 
place them in a very light sunny position in the Cattleya house, such as a 
shelf or somewhere near the glass, and water sparingly for a time until new 
roots are running freely. Under such treatment they bloom very freely. 
In potting up, select four stems of uniform size and secure in the centre ofa 
32 sized pot. This species is benefited by a little liquid cow manure water 
when about half made up, or, as soon as the flower buds can be felt in the 
newly forming stem. 
Phaiuses are also terrestial growing Orchids, and generally very easy to 
cultivate, ordinary potting soil, being a mixture of fibrous loam, peat, leaf 
soil, and sharp sand, with an addition of small broken crocks to keep the 
whole open and porous, is likewise very suitable for these. Unless over- 
growing the rim of the pot, about every: other year is often enough to 
tepot. Give a shallow drainage, and a good depth of soil, and do not 
build up the surface above the rim as in most other cases, or the work 
of watering is rendered very difficult. Pot moderately firm only, and take 
. care that the roots are not bundled up all ina lump, but distributed about 
the new pot as naturally as_ possible, working the fresh soil between 
them. Water carefully fora time, and give them a shady position in 
the Cattleya. house or the coldest moist one in the East Indian house 
Habenarias, having been resting pretty dry on a shelf of the Intermedi- 
ate or Warm house since autumn, and now denuded of foliage, will again be 
pushing new growth from the apex of the tubers. The above soil should 
be used for these. Turn them out of their pots, and clear off all old 
soil, repotting them again in clean ones. The pots should be small, a 
small 60 size being large enough for one tuber, and a large 60 for three. 
Place one crock only at the bottom, as the tubers being so long require the 
whole depth. To counteract this, mix small broken crocks more freely in 
the soil for these species, so that the drainage may remain perfect. Let the 
top of the tuber be on a level with the soil. Water of course very care- 
fully until new growth is advanced, and give a position on a shelf in the 
Warm house. 
Aérides, Angreecums, Sacolabiums, and Vandas are species that require 
shade and moisture, especially during the summer months, and are there- 
fore suitable occupants of the stages in the East Indian house, whilst the 
Toof is occupied by the Dendrobiums. These beautiful Old World Orchids 
have throughout the winter been kept as dry and as cool as it is safe to 
keep them. They cannot of course take the long droughts of pseudobulbous 
Species, yet it is possible to keep them pretty dry with great advantage- 
They are now freely pushing out rootlets, and these should henceforth be 
kept rather freely supplied with water ; not so much direct to the pots or 
