184 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
particularly shy one to flower, yet it is by no means a floriferous one. I 
have never seen a specimen with a large quantity of flowers opened at the 
same time, as it produces them singly and in pairs at various times during 
the spring and summer months. I have noticed it flowers much better, 
however, if given a long dry rest throughout the winter. 
The house where the Phalenopses are growing must now be kept very 
moist and warm and well shaded. The plants themselves may be sprayed 
with warm water two or three times daily. The deciduous Calanthes will now 
require a little more water at the root. They also delight in a good heat 
now that they are in active growth. Sobralia macrantha is now just 
commencing to flower, and may be assisted by a little weak liquid manure. 
Many of the Dendrobiums, Chysis, Galeandras, and such like Orchids that 
have been potted up, are making good growth, and getting well rooted, 
and may now receive a good supply of water. Ccelogyne Dayana is now 
bearing its interesting spikes of flowers, three or four feet in length. It is 
rather a warm growing species, and does best in the East Indian house. 
“Cirrhopetalums and Bulb phy are perhaps among the most curious and 
interesting of Orchids. They grow best suspended, and prefer rather @ 
warm temperature. Like the Dendrobiums, they must have a good 
winter’s rest, or they bloom unsatisfactorily. I find that these peculiar 
little Orchids are none the better for very strong heat, such as is given to 
Phalznopses and some of the hotter-growing Dendrobiums, but prefer to 
be grown with the more temperate Dendrobes, such for instance as Ds 
nobile, D. Wardianum, and such like species. Diacrium bicornutum § 
now in flower. It isa very handsome Orchid when well grown, and should 
be kept in the warmest house. By keeping it to very small pans, and 
giving a complete change of sweet fresh material each year, it will grow 
fairly well, and present a very respectable appearance, though it has rarely 
ever been known to put on such large pseudobulbs as it does in its native 
habitat. 
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CATTLEYA MOSSIZ GRANDIS. 
Many of the named forms of Cattleya Mossiz have been lost sight of, and 
it is rather difficult to recognise them again from description. There is on® 
very marked form, however, in several collections to which the above name 
was applied many years ago, when it was described by Mr. T. Moore as 
“ the largest of all the forms in respect to the size ofits lip ; sepals and petals 
pale blush ; lip mottled violet rose, with an irregular blush coloured edge 
the base stained with buff-orange.” (Gard. Chron., 1864, p- 354) 4 
gigantic flower has been sent from the collection of Sir Frederick Wiga?, 
Clare Lawn, East Sheen, in which the petals ure over 4} inches long by 
