314 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
Lelia purpurata and L. crispa, Cattleya intermedia, Odontoglossum 
crispum, Oncidium macranthum, Miltonia vexillaria, Phaius, Zyogo- 
petalums, Cymbidiums, etc. 
Those withstanding the least drought of all during the winter are those 
having no pseudobulbs, such as Saccolabiums, Angrecums, Masdevallias, 
Sobralias, Bolleas, Phalznopsis, and Cypripediums. These should be kept 
moist, never allowing them to become dust-dry, nor, on the other hand, to 
be continually saturated. One word of advice: avoid extremes, and rather 
err on the side of too much water than too little, the former being the 
lesser of the two evils, for should shrivelling occur a serious injury is done. 
Newly imported Orchids arriving in the late autumn months are not nearly 
so satisfactory as those coming during the spring and summer. From the 
time the plants are pulled from their native bowers until such times as 
they recommence forming either new roots or new pseudobulbs in their 
new homes, they slowly but surely go backwards, gradually getting weaker 
and weaker. In spring and summer they readily start to grow, and gene- 
rally get nicely established before winter sets in; but at this time of the 
year they are slow to do sc, and even then usually make thin spindly 
growth. Cattleyas and Lelias arriving now should be carefully treated. 
They should be nicely potted up without delay, and taken to their proper 
houses, but no attempt should be made to further rest them, as is done with 
strong-established plants. On the contrary, the immediate surroundings 
should be kept moist, and the compost should also be kept just moist, so 
that their store of vitality may not be uselessly expended before starting to 
grow. But should they commence to form new pseudobulbs, it is best to 
give them extra warmth and moisture, so as to encourage them. 
In the Calendar for April I appended a list of Cattleyas and Lelias that 
are better for a littke more warmth than that afforded in the ordinary 
Cattleya House. This extra warmth is of much more importance during 
the winter, and they should then be kept fully 5° warmer.. I am desirous 
also to once more draw attention to the habit of some of these species, 
including Cattleya labiata, to rot when the flowers are cut, as this is a time 
when it generally occurs, and the damage may be done before it is observed, 
the prevention of which will be found in the Calendar for August. 
Now that the repotting is finished, and the watering of the plants, damping- 
down, etc., does not demand so much time, extra attention must be given to 
the cleansing of the plants and houses, and this it becomes quite necessary 
to do. The next important thing to knowing that the plants should be 
clean, is to keep them so. A great deal of the Orchid grower’s time is 
necessarily taken up with this work—the oftener the plants are looked over 
and cleaned the better it is for their well-being. But it is work which must 
be done carefully, and herein is a difficulty, for many young men who are 
entrusted with the work do not handle the plants in a careful or thoughtful 
