44 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [FEBRUARY, IgI0. 
together and so cripple the young growth. If any young leaf is noticed to 
stick it should be gently opened, either with the bone handle of a budding 
knife or a smooth piece of stick. They will now be growing freely and 
filling the pots with new roots. They should have a little more water now, 
and the supply should be increased as the days lengthen. Our M. X 
Bleuana are in flower, and we flower them twice a year, in January or 
February, and again in August or September. 
MILTONIA ROEZLU will thrive best in the warm end of the Cypripedium 
house. They should never be allowed to get quite dry at the root, and 
then require plenty of moisture in the atmosphere. They should be care- 
fully watched for red spider, which is the cause of half the failures to grow 
this beautiful variety. 
CaTTLEyAs.—Cattleya Trianz will be at its best this month, and C. 
Percivaliana will have finished flowering. Any plants that require repotting 
should be done as soon as new roots commence to push from the base of 
the last-made bulb. They then root into the new material at once, and 
suffer no check from the operation. When repotting we fill the pots one- 
third with clean crocks, using Osmunda fibre alone for compost, and we 
pot hard. I do not think it is possible to pot a Cattleya too hard when 
Osmunda fibre alone is used. I notice that several C. Mendelii and Mossiz 
are just commencing to show the flower buds at the base of the sheath. 
They should be very carefully watered, for if too much is given them the 
buds will turn yellow and drop off. Over-watering is also liable to cause 
the black rot, which is mostly seen in C. Mendelii, and when once a plant 
has.got it I think the best course is to burn it, for it is very seldom that it 
recovers. 
L#LIOCATTLEYAS will mostly be resting with the Cattleyas, with the 
exception of the Lelia cinnabarina hybrids and a few L.-c. bletchleyensis. 
_The cinnabarina hybrids are a beautiful and graceful section, and are in 
great demand for cut flowers. These should have sufficient water at the 
root till the flowering period is past, otherwise they require the same treat- 
ment as Cattleyas. 
SEEDLINGS.—Cattleya and Leeliocattleya seedlings should be kept 
growing till they reach the flowering size. Where there is no house for the sole 
purpose of raising seedlings, they should be kept in a warmer temperature 
than the parents, say 68° to 75°, and any requiring repotting should be done 
as soon as noticed, no matter what the time of year. The great secret is 
to keep them going. Do not let them suffer a check in any way, but keep 
a moist growing atmosphere, for if once they stop it is a hard matter to get 
them going again. Use Osmunda fibre for potting, cut up according to the 
size of the pots to be used. 
Vanpas.—Vanda teres will be resting at the warm end of the Cattleya 
