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importance to them. Another objection is that the blinds become wet and 
frozen so often, that in pulling them up and down they get badly torn in a 
very short time, and are quite unfit for use when the sunny days return. 
It is far more economical to take them off, and thoroughly dry and 
store them away in a dry place until wanted again. The best substitute 
which I know of for covering the houses in cold weather is good Archangel 
mats, the ends of which may be neatly tied, and several sewn together in 
different lengths, as required for each house. These may easily be rolled 
along the lower part of the roof, which is the coldest part of the structure, 
at dusk, and taken off again at daylight the next morning. They should be 
secured in windy weather, and if during the night they become wet or 
frozen, they should be thawed and thoroughly dried before using again. 
In the East Indian house many of the Phalznopses are now pushing 
their flower-spikes, and will soon make a graceful and attractive display. 
The spikes should not be allowed to remain on too long, especially on small 
weakly plants, as nothing tends so much to weaken their constitution as over 
flowering. The safest plan with these smaller plants is to cut off the spikes 
immediately the terminal bud has opened. In and around London, where 
at this season dense sulphurous fogs frequently occur, causing such sad 
havoc with Phalznopsis flowers, the general practice is to cut off all the buds 
as they appear, and when the spike has become fully developed the top is 
pinched off, which causes it to send out a number of lateral shoots just below 
the part where the buds were taken off, these branchlets grow freely, and 
produce their lovely flowers in the early spring. months, when there is less 
tisk of fog. Some varieties, especially P. Lueddemanniana, frequently throw 
out young plants from the old flower stems, from which they may easily be 
propagated. The young plants should not be disturbed until they have 
formed at least two leaves and several roots, when they may be removed and 
placed in small pans or baskets. Or, ifa fine specimen is required, peg them 
_ down around the parent plant, and when they have become established, 
separate them, leaving a short piece of the old stem attached. 
Thave frequently been asked by Orchid growers of late the question— 
Where and how do you find Eulophiella Elisabethz do best? It is rather 
early yet to give accurate cultural directions, as this new and interesting 
plant has only been under our care for a short period, but I may state that 
we have plants growing very freely side by side with Phaius tuberculosus, 
and treated identically the same, as recommended on page 150 for that 
beautiful Orchid. 
It will be observed that plants of Dendrobium Cambridgeanum are now 
starting into growth. They should therefore be placed in more heat, and as 
the new roots protrude from the base of the young bulb, it will be necessary 
to treat them with copious supplies of water. This species is best managed 
in baskets or pans, suspended in the East Indian house, and when in bloom 
