188 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (JUNE, 1906, 
conditions will be found suitable, if some contrivance be had to give them 
full sunshine. é 
TuHuntAs.—When these have flowered, the plants must be submitted to 
more air and light, so that they may become thoroughly ripened. Gradu- 
ally stop watering as the foliage yellows. . 
PERISTERIA ELATA.— This plant enjoys abundance of heat during growth, 
but if given too strong a light, the foliage soon shows signs of distress. 
Plants can be repotted this month in a mixture of fibrous loam, peat, and 
leaf mould. Drain the pots well, and add broken crocks to the compost, 
so that the large supplies of water required by the plant when in full growth 
may pass off freely. The East Indian house, or shady end of the Den- 
drobium house, will be found a suitable position for these plants. 
CaTTLeyas.—Continue the repotting of Cattleyas as they pass out of 
flower, and start to grow. C. Mossiw, C. Mendelii, &c., Lelia purpurata, | 
L. tenebrosa, and a long list of hybrids will require looking to this month. 
DENDROBIUMS.—A good many Dendrobiums which flower (for Den- 
drobiums) late in the season will now be requiring attention as to repotting. 
These will include D, Dalhousianum. This plant enjoys a large amount of 
sunshine when growing, the leathery nature of the young foliage with- 
standing more light than, for instance, the nobile section. It requires to 
be well ripened to flower freely. The compost recommended for Cattleyas 
in the April Calendar will be found suitable. It is a strong grower when 
healthy, and will require considerable pot room. D. thyrsiflorum, D. 
densiflorum, and a good many others may require repotting at this season. 
CyYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM.—This plant is not one of the easiest to 
grow, and has a tendency to damp, a tendency inherited by hybrids derived 
from it, especially when small. Plants may be repotted this month in a 
mixture of fibrous yellow loam, peat, and a little leaf soil, mixed with 
broken crocks. C. concolor and C. niveum can also be repotted in the same 
mixture. These two require the heat of the East Indian house, while 
bellatulum is found to do better in the cooler and more airy conditions of 
the Cattleya house. 
ORCHIDS IN SEASON. 
SEVERAL very beautiful Orchids are sent from the collection of Major G. L- 
Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, by Mr. Alexander. Cattleya Gaskelliana 
Westonbirt var. has rosy mauve sepals and petals, and an orange yellow 
throat to the lip, surrounded by a whitish zone, the rest being rosy purple. 
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It is very large, and of perfect shape. C. Mossi var. Ami-Alexis is 4 light- 
coloured form, with crimson streaks and spots on a pale ground, while the : 
Westonbirt var. 1s rather darker, and has much rich orange and crimson 0? : 
the lip. Lelia purpurata pretexta is very fine, and has pure white sepals 
