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EPIPHRONITIS VEITCHII.—At the present time these plants are producing 
a number of aérial shoots from the flowering growths. Such growths should 
now be taken from the parent plant and potted several together, when they 
will form nice little specimens. This, like Sophronitis, is best grown in 
shallow pans, and delights in a fairly moist position, near the glass in the 
Cattleya house. It will succeed in the same compost as the Sophro- 
cattleyas. 
DENDRoBIUMs of the nobile and Wardianum section must be examined 
towards the end of the month, and any that have completed their growth 
must be removed to cooler and drier quarters, but water must not be with- 
held, neither must they be placed in too low a temperature. A temperature 
of about 60°, with plenty of light and air, will answer their requirements 
for:a few weeks to come. Dendrobiums that are growing freely must have 
liberal treatment, and every encouragement should be given to enable them 
to build up their growths as quickly as possible, whichever section they 
belong to. 
CALANTHEs in full growth may now have liberal supplies of water, and 
those which have filled their pots with roots may be watered occasionally 
with weak liquid manure, but care must be taken that it is not over strong. 
These plants will now need plenty of heat, moisture, light, and air, and 
should be placed as near the roof glass as possible. The later-flowering 
section, such as C. Regnieri, must still be watered with discretion, especially 
if the roots have not reached the sides of the pots. 
MILTONIA VEXILLARIA.—Plants of this species which produced their 
flowers early in the season are now commencing to grow actively, and those 
in need of fresh rooting material should receive attention as soon as new 
roots are seen to be pushing from the base of the new growth. This month 
and next I consider to be the best time of the year to repot the early summer- 
flowering varieties of this most useful species. The autumn-flowering 
varieties, such as Leopoldii, superba, and rubella are best deferred until the 
spring. Being surface rooters, they are best grown in half pots or deep 
pans, and will succeed in a compost made up of equal parts of peat, osmunda 
and polypodium fibre, sphagnum moss, and clean sifted half-decayed oak 
leaves, all thoroughly mixed together. Water must be sparingly applied to 
them until the roots are seen to be entering the new compost freely. A 
moist position in the Intermediate house, where they can be shaded from 
strong sunshine, will answer their requirements. 
MiLtonia BLevaNA and M. Hyeana are hybrids of M. vexillaria, and 
the plants need similar treatment, except that the position given should be 
a little warmer. I grow them all in the same house, the hybrids at the 
warm end and M. vexillaria at the cool. The reason is that M. Roezlii, 
from which the hybrids are partly derived, naturally requires warmer 
