go THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
later in blooming. | Where repotting is necessaay take them in hand 
immediately the new growth is seen breaking from the base. Pot firmly in 
good fibrous peat and sphagnum moss, and always keep them confined to 
comparatively small pots. 
Coeelogynes, having had a thorough resting throughout the winter, 
will now be commencing root action. In cases where larger sized pans 
or baskets are desired, or divisions of the bulk are contemplated, this 
is a good time to set about it, before the roots are too active and far 
advanced. Ccelogyne cristata has, of course, already flowered, or is in the 
act of doing so. The majority, however, have yet to flower, which fact 
need not deter the repotting operation. C. cristata, as is well known, 
bears a distinct flower-producing scape; but with most kinds this is not 
the case, the spike coming from the centre of the new growth, which, 
after blooming, continues to grow and ultimately forms the pseudobulb. 
In all such cases, if repotting is delayed until after blooming, a great 
check is the result, for the simple reason that the plant is then in the 
very middle of its activity. Shallow pans or baskets are to be preferred for 
Coelogynes, and the usual peat and sphagnum moss is the best compost. 
These also should be confined to proportionately small receptacles. And 
all are fond of copious supplies of moisture when growing. Asa general 
rule, I find the Cattleya, or what is better still, the Mexican house, the 
most suitable place in which to grow Coelogynes. There are, of course, 
exceptions, for instance, C. Parishii—a charming little species, producing 
its flower scape from the apex of the new bulb when fully completed— 
together with C. pandurata, another species like C. cristata, where the 
spikes appear from the base, and a few others, such as C. Dayana and 
C. asperata, may, perhaps, be found to do better in the hottest house, 
whilst there are a few that will do very well in the coolest house. C. 
barbata is one of the latter. 
On every hand there will be seen plants, here and there, ready for 
the potting shed; a few more Dendrobiums, Cattleyas, Cypripediums, 
Selenipediums, &c., may be selected as being fit, and at a proper stage 
for turning out. The dividing, or propagating, of Cypripediums and 
Selenipediums, may be done at this season with greater chances of their 
quickly becoming well rooted and re-established in their new pots. The 
roots of these genera strike deep into the compost. It is unwise, there- 
fore, to over-fill the pots with drainage. For small pots a few crocks at 
the bottom are ample, the remaining part should be filled up with the 
compost mentioned last month, and pressed in rather firmly. 
Then again, there are members belonging to the genera Catasetum 
_and Mormodes starting away to grow. I find these species, to grow 
them well for any length of time, must necessarily have the warmth of 
