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65° by day. After the resting season is over I raise the temperature from 65° to 70° by night, and 

 from 70° to 75° by day, and during sun-heat the temperature may be allowed to rise still more; 

 85° to 90° will do no injury, but air should be given to prevent the heat rising too high, and also to 

 dry the house once a day ; but do not permit cold air to circulate among the plants. The air on 

 entering, should be warmed by being caused to pass over. the hot-water pipes. 



" I grow all the varieties of Cattleya in pots except Walkeriana, which, as I have stated, I grow on 

 a block ; all the kinds may be grown on blocks with moss, but I find they succeed best in pots, in 

 fibrous peat and broken potsherds mixed together. The peat should be broken into pieces about 

 the size of a hen's egg. The most material point to be attended to in potting is that the pots should 

 be well drained ; this may be effected by placing a small pot in the bottom of the other and filling 

 the latter half full of potsherds, and then placing a little moss over them to prevent the superincum • 

 bent peat from getting down and stopping the drainage. If this is not attended to, the water will 

 stagnate, the soil sodden, and the plants will become sickly, a condition from which they seldom 

 recover. Pot about two or three inches above the rim of the pot, and use a few small pegs to keep 

 the peat firmly round the plant. "When you re-pot remove all the old soil from the roots, if it can 

 be done without injuring them, and water the plants sparingly afterwards. 



" Cattleyas are propagated by division ; always choose a young bulb having a fresh bud at its base 

 from the outside of the plant. 



" They should be kept perfectly clear of insects by sponging them with clean water; they are very 

 subject to the white scale/' 



