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will help to keep them off the plants, and they should be gone over after 
dark. More slugs can be caught in a single night than in a week of day- 
light, as they get out of sight as soon as day breaks, and it is a waste of 
time looking for them then. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CITROSMUM will now be past flowering, and any that 
require potting or top dressing should be done as soon as possible after 
flowering, as they are making growth while they are developing their spike, 
and flowering when they get established again. They should be suspended 
from the roof of the Cattleya House, as they make much harder bulbs 
when suspended than when stood on the stage, and the flowers are also 
much more effective. A mixture of Osmunda fibre, leaves, and moss, with 
crushed crocks, will suit them well, and they like plenty of water in the 
growing season. 
Ca@LoGYNE MASSANGEANA will also do well suspended from the roof of 
the Cattleya House. This species does better if grown in baskets. It is 
very free-flowering when well grown, and makes a pretty subject when in 
flower. The plants should be hung where they can be syringed, as it keeps 
the under side of the leaves free from red spider, otherwise it is a variety 
that does not seem to have many enemies. A compost similar to that used 
for Odontoglossum citrosmum will suit it. The baskets should be plunged 
in the tank whenever they get dry. Baskets are not like pots, as in watering 
them with a can most of the water runs off the surface before it has time to 
soak in, so that if the surface is dry the best plan is to give them a plunge 
in the tank, so as to make sure they get soaked in the centre as well as the 
outside. This I find is the one great fault of using baskets for Orchids, as 
the outside gets soaked while in most cases the centre will be dust dry. 
CG@LOGYNE PANDURATA.—I think this is one of the most difficult 
Orchids we have to grow, and it is seldom seen doing well, either in trade 
or private establishments. Plants that have passed out of flower should be 
potted or top dressed, and as they make long rhizomes they should be given 
plenty of room for the front lead. The raft need only have enough 
compost placed on for present requirements, and as the leading growth 
pushes its new roots a little can be placed under the growth, so that the 
new roots will always have fresh compost to root into. Osmunda fibre and 
moss seems to suit them as well as anything. Pot firmly, and keep the 
plant level with the rim of the basket. Do not raise it higher, as the 
leader generally runs up from the pot or basket, and unless fresh compost 
is put under the young roots they die off. A shady corner in the stove will 
suit it, and as the leaves easily scald care must be taken to shade them 
properly. Syringe them several times daily, as they are very subject to 
attacks of red spider. 
TuuniAs that have passed their flowering stage should be placed in a 
