shad THE. ORCHID REVIEW. 
even our hottest known Orchids can be overdone with heat when under 
artificial conditions, and causes me to counsel moderation. 
The long-bulbed section of Cattleyas, such as C. granulosa with its 
variety Schofieldiana, and others of the guttata family, are invaluable kinds 
for blooming during the present month. Their culture is quite identical 
with that of other inmates of the Cattleya house. After blooming they 
should be allowed to gradually lapse into a resting condition, during which 
time they will continue to make new roots freely. They should be repotted 
in early spring, just as the new growths commence to push forth. To 
disturb a plant with such enormous pseudobulbs at this late season for 
purposes. of repotting usually ends in a collapse, from which it is very 
slow to recover, because the winter closes in, naturally stopping growth 
action, and the plant consequently goes from bad to worse until the spring 
of the year, when it has gone past recovery. 
Miltonia spectabilis and M. s. Moreliana are also good kinds for the 
present month. They delight to be cultivated in baskets or shallow pans, 
and suspended in considerable warmth, the East Indian house usually 
proving better for them than the Intermediate one. Fibrous peat with only 
a surface of sphagnum moss seems to suit them best as a compost. I have 
seen splendid examples grown on blocks of wood, suspended flatwise, or 
tree fern stems, and can strongly recommend their culture in that way, but 
still I think as a lasting quality the basket system is the best. 
The whole of the Dendrobium Wardianum, D. crassinode, D. nobile, 
and others of the same class, should now be sufficiently advanced to remove 
to the resting department. The pretty white D. Dearei, D. Harveyanum, 
and D. Brymerianum are different from most others, and prefer to be grown 
standing down on the moist stage the whole season round in the Warm 
house. They require less water during the winter, but from my experience 
they do not seem to require a dust-dry rest like many others. 
Vandas, Saccolabiums, Aérides, Angraecums, Phalzenopses, and Bolleas 
will now require slightly less water, both atmospherically and at the root. 
Air as freely this month as is deemed safe, so as to consolidate the new 
foliage, thus preventing possible attacks of fungoid spots appearing later 
on. Avoid, however, anything in the shape of extremes, both as regard 
direct sunlight and sagen for these plants, or an unnecessary loss of 
foliage may occur. 
Pleiones, having been grown in a sunny position and kept well watered, 
will now fast lose their foliage and push up flowers. Give a good watering 
a week or so prior to the flowers opening. This should suffice until the 
blooms have faded, if kept shady and cool. If too wet at the root when in 
bloom the flowers are short lived. : 
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