334 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, 1903. 
fond of large quantities of water when the plants are in full growth it is 
necessary that the water should pass freely away. When everything is in 
readiness take a bulb, and with the old root form a little ball to aid in 
fixing the bulb firmly in the compost. Each ball should be so disposed 
that the growths as they advance have plenty of room to develop, and 
when completed will be placed evenly over the surface. The material 
should be raised slightly above the edge of the pan and mounted a little, 
though not too conically, or watering them in the early stages of growth will 
be a difficult matter without wetting the growths. After re-potting they 
should be placed on a shelf at the coolest and most airy part of the 
Cattleya or Intermediate house to enable them to get all the light 
available. 3 
Water sparingly until the young growths are well advanced ; but when 
the plants are thoroughly established they will take an almost unlimited 
supply, and an occasional dose of weak liquid manure water will be 
beneficial to them. Pleiones, when treated in accordance with their 
tequirements, are very easy to cultivate, and producing, as they do, such 
beautiful little flowers at this time of year are very effective. They should 
be grown in the smallest Orchid collection. A complete account of the 
genus was given last month (pp. 289-292). 
Lelia pumila, now in bloom, is not only remarkable for its neat and 
highly-coloured flowers, but also for their large size, compared with the 
diminutive growths from which they proceed ; and a large per centage of 
the plants produce twin-flowered scapes. It is an easy Orchid to grow, 
when planted in shallow pans or baskets, in the ordinary Orchid mixture, 
and hung up on the shadiest side in the Cattleya house, and given a fair 
supply of water. L. Dayana has just gone out of bloom, but should still 
be given water, as the leaves soon turn yellow if the plants are allowed to 
remain dry long. The flower spikes of Lelia autumnalis and other 
Mexican species, such as L. albida, furfuracea, Eyermaniana, and 
‘Gouldiana, are developing their somewhat succulent flower spikes. Very 
little water will be needed by them when the flowers have gone over, in 
fact when the bulbs have thoroughly matured they will go a month or six 
weeks without water. The spikes of Lelia anceps and its varieties are all 
well advanced, and in due time will display their lovely blooms. It isa 
good plan to draw a wet sponge up the spikes now and again to keep them 
clean, and to prevent the upper bracts from sticking to the flower buds. 
Until the flowers are over the plants must be kept fairly well supplied with 
water, but afterwards a small quantity will suffice until growth commences. 
hese Mexican species are very effective during the autumn and winter 
months, 
