May, 1903.| THE ORCHID REVIEW. 14¥ 
sphagnum moss with new. These plants should occupy a rather shady 
part of the house, as also should Aérides Fieldingii (now showing flower) 
and A. crispum. 
East Inp1AN HouseE.—Temperature: Day, with sun, 88° to 90°; with- 
out sun, 75° to 80°; night, 70° to 75°; morning, 70°. Let these figures: 
be maintained with a free admittance of fresh air. If the outside conditions: 
are such as to prevent the ventilators being opened, it would be better to 
reduce the above by 5° degrees all round. Warmth from the hot water 
pipes will be required in these warm houses during night, and, perhaps, by 
day as well. The Dendrobiums, with the exception of D. Bensone, D. 
Parishii, D. crystallinum, D. Aphrodite (nodatum), and a few other late 
flowering kinds, are now all potted up and making new growth, and will 
henceforth delight in a good deal of heat and moisture, providing, as before 
stated, air is not denied them. There are but few Dendrobiums which can 
be grown in the Cool House, but D. Falconeri is one of them. It is now 
showing for bloom, and should receive more water. It grows well if fixed 
to a teak wood raft. During the summer, when making growth, it should 
be given copious supplies of water by being syringed several times daily, 
but during the winter it should have long intervals of absolute drought, until 
the spring, when the flower buds show. D. speciosum, an Australian species,. 
is another that will grow well in the same temperature, as will also D. 
Jamesianum, and its near ally D. infundibulam. These two latter may be 
grown suspended in small pans. 
The Phalenopsis may be now taken in hand. Those that require more 
root room should receive it at once, or if the material in which they are 
growing has become decomposed, it should be replaced with fresh. In 
removing the plant into larger baskets great care must be taken in separat- 
ing the roots from whatever they may be clinging to, so as not to injure 
them. When well cultivated few Orchids are more admired than these, and 
they certainly deserve all the care that can be bestowed upon them. 
CYMBIDIUM EBURNEUM still holds its own among first-class Orchids, and 
is deserving of the best position in the coolest and shadiest part of the Inter- 
mediate House, where it may remain all the year round. Plants that require 
More root-room should receive attention as they pass out of flower. The 
thick fleshy roots of this Orchid require a larger space to ramble in than is. 
generally given; therefore it is necessary to use extra-sized, well drained 
pots. Use a compost consisting of one halt good turfy loam and the other 
half fibrous peat and moss, to which may be added a little leaf mould and - 
broken crocks, in sufficient quantities to keep the compost open and allow 
a free passage for water. Instead of elevating the soil above the rim pot, 
keep it at least half an inch below it. During the growing season give 
water freely, and at other times sufficient to keep the roots moist- 
