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C. Schroderas, C. albo-purpureum, C. grande, C. leucorrhodum, C. Curtisi, C. superbiens, 

 C. Swanianum, C. superciliare, C. Calypso, C. Sanderianum, C. Harrisianum, C. oenanthum, 

 C. niveum, C. concolor, C. Law rebel, C. Godefroya\ C. orphanum, C. T. B. Haywood, and 

 C. Chambei lainianum. When repotting, it is neither necessary nor advisable to raise them 

 above the rim of the pot, therefore keep the compost just below it, so as to render watering 

 easy. The pots should be well drained and the soil consist of rough fibry peat in equal parts, 

 adding some broken pieces of brick or crocks to keep it free and porous. The proper time to 

 repot all Cypripediums is about a fortnight alter they have gone out of bloom. When well 

 rooted and growing freely they may be almost deluged with water the whole year round, and it 

 is necessary to carefully protect them from strong sunshine at all seasons. Cypripediums do 

 well standing down upon the side stage, and over them may be suspended such curious and 

 interesting species as Bulbophyllums, Cirrhopetalums, Megacliniums, etc. lr is impossible to 

 enumerate the whole of the kinds belonging to the last-named families, bat a few may be 



A GROUP OF MiLTONlAS, M. MORELIANA. 



mentioned as being well worth adding to any collection : Bulbophyllum barbigerum, 

 B. Lobbi, B. Siamense, B. Ericcsoni, B. grandiflorum, B. longisepalum, Cirrhopetalum orna- 

 tissimum, C. Rothschild ; anum, C. Cumingi, C. Mastersianum, C. Colletti, C. guttulatum, 

 Me«j;aclinium triste, M. minutum, etc. Grow the compact varieties in shallow pans, while for 

 those which have a long creeping rhizome teak-wood baskets are preferable. They all root and 

 grow freely in the ordinary Orchid compost. The following are the most beautiful species of 

 Dendrobium : D. Wardianum, D. crassinode, D. Findleyanum, L). Pierardi, L). lituiflorum, 

 D. primulinum, D. cretaceum, D. aureum, D. crepidatum, D. nodatum, D. Parishi, 

 D. superbum, I), albo-sanguineum, and the numerous distinct varieties of D. nobile. A few of 

 the lovely hybrids now in commerce may also be mentioned, such as D. Ainsworthi, D. micans, 

 D. splendidissimum grandiflorum, D. melanodiscus, D. rainbow, D. Juno, D. cassiope, D. Clio, 

 D. Leechianum, D. Aspasia, D. endocharis, D. Wigana, D. Dominii, D. Rolfae, etc., which all 

 thrive best on the sunny side of the house. Those with pendulous pseud. -bulbs should be 



