332 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, 1908. 
interesting, and their curious shapes and mixture of colours are wonderful. 
They seem to be getting more popular, as lately I have noticed a great 
variety of them shown at the Orchid meetings. 
CALANTHES.—As these pass out of flower they should be placed in a 
light and dry position. If room is scarce they can be shaken out of their 
pots, and after the soil is removed placed in boxes with a little sand, to keep 
the roots from drying too quickly. The old spikes should be removed, and 
the bulbs carefully looked over, and any scale that may be on them sponged 
off. Be careful to store in a place where there is no danger of drip, or the 
bulbs will soon spot, and when once spot starts in them it is almost incur- 
able, and if the bulbs are kept always shows afterwards in the young 
growths. 
L4&LIA ANCEPS AND AUTUMNALIS will soon be past flowering, and should 
be top-dressed as soon as they push new roots, which they will do as soon 
as they have finished blooming. Many growers object to top-dressing in 
the winter, but I find it is much better to top-dress or pot any Lelia or 
Cattleya which needs it as soon as it pushes new roots, as the sooner it is 
done the less roots one breaks, and if left to grow at random they soon get 
over the sides instead of inside the pot, and many are lost and get broken in 
re-staging and moving plants about for cleaning purposes. Osmunda fibre 
and very little moss suits them well. Be careful not to overwater them 
until they get established again, but syringe between the pots when the 
latter are dry, and overhead on fine days, which will keep them going for 
some time. 
SEEDLINGS must be carefully watched now that more fire heat has to be 
used. They should not be allowed to get dry, and should be fumigated 
occasionally to keep them clean. Place them up close to the glass, and 
keep the latter clean inside and out, so as to give them as much light as 
possible. Do not attempt to rest seedlings, but keep them going until 
they get to flowering size. Keep plenty of moisture in the house or pit, 
and keep the temperature as even as possible. Moisture and temperature are 
the principal things to attend to during the winter months, and for the next 
month or two the sun is of no value to run up temperatures during the day, 
so this must be allowed for in firing. 
The temperatures for next month should range about as follows :— 
Stove house, 70° by day, 65° by night. 
Cattleya house, 65° by day, 60° by night. 
Intermediate house, 60° by day, 55° by night. 
Cool house, 55° by day, 50° by night. 
Damp the houses whenever they get dry, and be careful with the water- 
ing can. Moisture in the air is much better than sodden pots, and a little 
additional care at this season will be repaid later on. 
