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the second year’s growth will be found strong and vigorous, and the plant 
will have a new life before it. Of course its various requirements in other 
respects must be well looked after. 
Plants that have been treated as just described should be staged together, 
as they will require much more shade than those that have not been so 
disturbed. They should also be kept well sprayed over, and frequently 
damped between the pots, but very little direct watering will be: wanted for 
some time. A great deal of the success or failure of this operation 
depends on how the plants are treated immediately afterwards, and as they, 
become established the conditions should be gradually changed till they 
take their place again with the general collection. Do not at first make: 
the compost so firm as would be beneficial for a plant in good condition, as: 
a second potting should be given before the plant is.allowed to:flower. If 
this principle had been followed in past years, I am sure there would not 
have been anything like such great mortality among Cattleyas and Leelias. 
I am also firmly convinced that unless the hybrids are thus treated from 
time to time they will go the same way that thousands of the species have 
gone before. My opinion is that any plant life that produces new growth 
from the base each year must in some way be rejuvenated if the best results 
are to be attained, and the plant is to enjoy life indefinitely. 
L2LIA JONGHEANA.—In the Intermediate house, plants of this species 
will be emitting new roots, and the necessary potting or surfacing should 
be done too. They are best suited when grown suspended, andi a good 
compost consists of three parts of good peat to two parts of sphagnum, welb 
mixed with small crocks and coarse sand. After potting, water should be 
carefully given, till the new roots have entered the new material. This 
Orchid has not finished its growth for some considerable time after flower- 
ing, and it is important that the supply of water afforded’should be adequate 
to bring about full development. 
CATTLEYA SUPERBA.—This now rather rare species is stavting into 
growth, enabling any necessary renovation to be done. It is best at home 
when given a light position in the stove, or grown with the Dendrobiums, 
if such an house is kept. During the growing period they love much 
moisture, atmospherically and at the roots. Cattleya Eldorado may be 
treated in the same way. 
PERISTERIA ELATA.—Plants that are not producing flower spikes wilh 
now be starting into growth, and potting should be done soon after the 
young growths gets away. It is well to pot these at least every other year, . 
as they soon exhaust the material when growing freely. The compost used 9 
should be of a fairly retentive nature, such as one composed of one half 
loam and the other half made of equal parts of peat and leaf soil, mixed 
with plenty of small crocks and coarse sand. Afford a good drainages — 
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