FEBRUARY, 1910.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 45 
house. They should have no water till March, when they can be repotted 
and placed in the stove, where they can have full sunlight, abundance of 
moisture, and be kept well syringed overhead. They cannot be grown too 
hot or have too much sun. When potting, place one crock at the bottom 
of the pot, and place four stems in a 44 inch pot, also one stick to tie them 
to, and fill up with sphagnum moss pressed in moderately firmly. If any 
are too tall cut them off at the required length, leaving the butt ends in the 
pot, and place with the others, where they will soon make new shoots and 
substantially increase the stock. 
VANDA CCG2RULEA thrives best in the Intermediate house, and until root 
action commences should only have enough water to keep them from 
shrivelling. This is easily detected by the ends of the roots turning green 
as they commence to grow. V. tricolor and V. suavis require a warmer 
house. I find that they do well at the end of the Cypripedium house where 
they can have a corner to themselves. As soon as root action commences 
they should be repotted in a compost of two-thirds fresh sphagnum moss 
and one-third peat or Osmunda fibre. Pot moderately firmly. If the pot 
that the plant is in is large enough, carefully pick out all the old compost 
with a pointed stick without disturbing the roots, and refili with new 
material. 
The best lot of Vandas I ever saw were grown in an old lean-to stove 
facing north. They were placed together at one end, the rest of the house 
being filled with Anthuriums and ferns, and a temperature was kept ranging 
from 58° to 65° in winter and 65° to 75° in summer. I saw the same 
plants again about eight years afterwards. The house had been re-roofed 
three years before, the same man was growing them, and the same method 
of cultivation employed, but they simply would not thrive. Why, I do not 
know. The Anthuriums and ferns were growing as well as ever, but the 
Vandas were only lingering. I think if I had been growing them I should 
have kept moving them till I found a place where they would succeed. 
LycastTEes.—Lycaste Skinneri alba and other varieties are in full flower 
in the Intermediate house, also L. X Tunstillii, L. x Mary Gratrix, and 
L. x Rogersoni. The supply of water should be slightly increased till they 
pass out of bloom, when it must be reduced till signs of activity are 
apparent. 
DENDROBIUMS.—Dendrobiums are now pushing their buds in pro- 
fusion, and many are in flower. Keep moving the most forward from the 
resting quarters into a little more heat. Do not tie the bulbs too close 
together, but allow plenty of space for the flowers to develop properly. 
What a beautiful sight itis to see a good batch of well-grown and well 
flowered Dendrobes! I often wonder why they arenot more extensively 
grown, for they deserve to be. D. Wardianum is still the most striking 
