214 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
or lilac flowers towering above the handsome foliage are refreshing to see. 
The two best species are probably C. veratrifolia and C. masuca, w hilst 
the best hybrid is probably C. X Dominii. They may by grown well, 
treated either as Warm house or Intermediate house Orchids, and thrive 
best if potted in a mixture of sandy loam and leaf-soil. They are summer 
flowering kinds, and, when large, make grand plants for exhibition purposes. 
Being evergreen and bulbless, they consequently do not require a period of 
rest like the deciduous kinds, but are always in a more or less growing con- 
dition. 
Not so with the Coelogynes, which are now growing apace. The members 
of this genus, although they do tolerably well in almost any temperature, 
are really better cultivated if given a good amount of warmth with air and 
light; they are also fond of copious supplies of water during the summer 
months. In fact their cultivation more closely resembles that of the Den- 
drobiums, only that the former, seeming more hardy, will take larger supplies 
of air and water with greater impunity. They all delight in drought when 
resting. 
If there are any species of Cattleya remaining to be re-potted this season 
they should be now done as quickly as is convenient. In fact it is now too 
late to disturb such early flowering kinds as C. Triane and C. chocoensis, 
which are already halfway through their growing season. Soon we may 
re-pot C. Warneri, C. Warscewiczii (gigas), Lelia purpurata, and 1 Bs 
tenebrosa, taking them in hand as they pass out of bloom and commence to 
emit new roots from the base. Never disturb a Cattleya or Lelia for pur- 
poses of re-potting unless it is absolutely necessary—which is not until the 
new growths have reached the rim and are growing and rooting over the 
sides of the pot. When re-potting is really necessary, do it with as great 
care as possible, so as to cause the least check. However careful one may 
be, a check is the inevitable result, therefore it is always wise to keep them 
pretty shady and moist by occasionally spraying for a week or two after the 
operation, to induce the roots to recover and take hold of the new compost 
without loss of foliage. In the case of C. Warscewiczii this spraying must, 
of course, not be continued very long, because it is a species so susceptible 
to throwing the second break, which must always. be avoided if possible. 
To do this, as soon as ever the roots are seen to be growing nicely, the 
plants should be removed to a more airy house, such, for instance, as a 
_ vinery, taking care, however, to still shade the newly potted ones for some 
time to come, or undue shrivelling and loss of foliage might occur. The 
majority of the other species of Cattleya and Lelia will be now actively 
growing, and should have their wants well attended to by spraying them 
_ occasionally, especially early mornings and again in the afternoon, when 
a the shading is s removed and ventilation reduced. 
