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moderate use of the syringe on favorable occasions, but little will be re- 

 quired at the roots, heavy drenches of water being prejudicial to them. As 

 they progress, the leading shoots should be stopped, in order to induce the 

 formation of more numerous branches, which should be spread out and ar- 

 ranged so as to make a neat specimen. If by the middle or end of June 

 the plants are still growing freely, another shift may be given and the same 

 temperature maintained. When they begin to cease growing, which they 

 should be encouraged to do early in autumn, they should be placed on a 

 shelf near the glass to ripen their wood, and a drier atmosphere should be 

 maintained ; they may be kept here during winter, provided the tempera- 

 ture is not higher than 55 or 60 degrees ; during that season just sufficient 

 water will be required to preserve the foliage in health. 



Early in January, or a little later, as may be convenient, the plants should 

 be cleaned, top-dressed, and placed in a growing temperature as before di- 

 rected, keeping the atmosphere moist, to induce them to break freely. When 

 they have broken well, if large plants are desired, they may be shifted and 

 grown on ; but if intended for flowering, it is preferable to defer shifting, 

 as they bloom most freely when slightly pot-bound. The flower buds will 

 make their appearance as the young shoots progress ; and, when commenc- 

 ing to expand, a drier atmosphere, and a somewhat cooler temperature will 

 prolong the duration of the flowers. If well attended to during the sum- 

 mer, the wood will be perfectly ripened by the time the flowering is over, 

 and the plants may be wintered os before. If it is necessary to prune them 

 back it should be done a few weeks before starting them, in order to allow 

 time for the wounds to heal over before growth has commenced. 



This plant has a fine effect, either planted out or plunged in a basket of 

 moss, and suspended from the roof of a stove or Orchid house. In this way 

 the flowers show themselves to advantage ; and if the plants are kept moist 

 while growing, and otherwise well treated, they will last for several years 

 in perfection. 



Cuttings made of the young shoots root freely : insert them in sand, 

 cover with a bell glass, and place them in a temperature of TO degrees, 

 where there is a gentle bottom heat. When rooted, pot them off singly into 

 two or three-inch pots, and place them in a close warm situation ; if rooted 

 early they will make strong plants by autumn. Alpha. \_Grard. Chron. 



