52 THE ORCHID REVIEW. (FEBRUARY, 1908 
or the result will be disastrous. One of the automatic hand sprayers 
or a spraying syringe (which I prefer, as there is nothing to get out of order 
about them) should be used for watering them, as it damps them thoroughly 
without getting the pots sodden, and also helps to keep thrip down, which 
is one of the greatest enemies of seedlings of any description. 
Keep the tiny plants clean by lightly fumigating fortnightly. The 
compounds that are sold for this purpose are quite harmless to even the 
smallest plant if used according to instructions. Keep the plants as near 
the glass as possible with safety, and the glass both inside and out perfectly 
clean, so as to admit all the light available at this time of year. Damp 
under the stages and the walls three or four times daily, especially in frosty 
weather, when the pipes are very hot, as it promotes a good growing 
atmosphere. 
CATTLEYAS AND L&LiAs.—At this time of year Cattleya Trianz will be 
pushing up flower buds, and will require a little more water, but care must 
be taken not to overwater them, or the flowers will come soft and weak. 
C. Percivaliana will have finished flowering, and will soon commence to 
make new roots, when the plants should be potted or top-dressed as the 
case may be. Nearly all the other varieties will still be resting, and will 
require very little water; just sufficient to keep them from shrivelling. 
Overwatering and damping is the cause of spot, which if it once gets a start 
in Cattleyas is very seldom cured. Keep the leaves and bulbs clean by 
sponging with soft soap and warm water. Nothing looks worse than 
Cattleyas or Lelias which are infested with scale, when, especially: at this 
time of year, an hour or two each day could be spared for sponging. 
Hysprip CatTLeyas & L@Lio-caTTLEYAs.—A good many of these 
will now be pushing up their flower spikes, and the same treatment applies 
to them as advised for Cattleya Triane. Should any of these hybrids 
commence growing do not dry them to keep them back, but put them in 4 
warmer house and encourage the young growth, and generally they will 
flower from both last season’s bulb and the new one. 
SOPHRONITIS.—These pretty little Orchids will be showing their buds, | 
and require a little more care in watering. They are very effective when 
suspended from the roof in the flowering house amongst Cattleyas and 
Odontoglossums, and are worthy of a place in every collection. 
ODONTOGLOSSUMS will require more moisture as the days lengthen and 
the sun gets more power. Keep all the spikes neatly staked up, and keep 4 
sharp look out for slugs, as they soon make havoc of the spikes. 
PLEIONES have finished flowering and will require potting, using @ 
mixture of peat, moss, and a little loam with plenty of crushed crocks. 
Care must be taken not to over-water them for some time after repotting- 
DENDRoBIUMs that are opening their buds should be kept near the a 
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