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be attained. The plants should all be examined twice in the course of the season, 
and repotted where necessary. In many cases it is advisable to remove the soil, 
and place the plant in a new pot, although probably not a larger one than it 
formerly occupied. This will happen, however, only in cases where a free 
growth has not been obtained, and will often have the effect of producing it. 
Plants in ill health should be treated as recommended for newly-imported ones ; 
this will often prove the best means of resuscitating them. 
The plants will require shading during the summer; and if the shading 
material be so arranged as to keep it six inches above the rafters, so as to allow 
a free current of air to circulate between the shading and the glass, it will be much 
preferable to its being placed close on the glass. Care must also be taken in giving 
air to avoid cold draughts, and the air should be taken away before the sun leaves 
the house, so as to secure a considerable amount of warmth, or, as it is usually de¬ 
signated by cultivators, “ sun-heat.” This warmth, being naturally produced, is 
much more congenial to the health of the plants than when created artificially. 
The plants will require copious waterings during the growing season, and the 
house should be kept moist by sprinkling the floor and the sides and among 
the pots three times a day—morning, noon, and afternoon, when the air is taken 
off. In winter very much less moisture will be required, but it should not be 
withheld altogether, as the plants we are now treating should by no means be 
allowed to get very dry. Generally speaking, the colder the weather the less 
moisture will be required ; but the atmosphere should not be allowed to get dry 
and harsh, or the plants will immediately suffer. By strict attention to the 
foregoing directions, there will be no difficulty in the successful culture of Cool 
Orchids. 
I append the following list, containing a selection of the best kinds suitable 
for the cool treatment here explained. Of course this list can be considerably 
amplified, if found necessary :— 
Ada aurautiaca. 
Goelogyne cristata. 
— cristata major. 
Colax jugosus. 
Cypripcdium caiidatum. 
— insigne. 
-Maulei. 
— Schliinii. 
■— villosiim. 
Dendrobium chrysanthum. 
— infundibulum. 
— Wardianum. 
Epideiidrum prismatocarpum 
— vitellinum majus. 
Laelia albida. 
— majalis. 
— superbiens. 
Lycaste aromatica. 
— Deppei. 
Lycaste Skinneri. 
Masdevallia Harry ana. 
— Veitchiana. 
Mesospinidium sanguineum. 
Odontoglossum Alexandi'ae. 
■— bictoniense roseum. 
— Cervantesii. 
-roseum. 
— grande. 
— Hallii. 
— luteo-purpureum. 
— nebulosum. 
— niveum. 
— Pescatorei. 
— roseum. 
— triumphans. 
Oncidium Barkeri. 
— bifolium majus. 
— cheiropliorum. 
I Oncidium crispum. 
— obryzatum. 
— ornithorhynchum. 
— Plialaenopsis. 
— phymatochilum. 
Pescatorea cerina. 
Pilunma fragrans. 
Pleione humilis. 
— lagenaria. 
— maculata. 
— Wallichiana. 
Polycycnis lepida. 
Restrepia antennifera. 
Sophronites grandiflora. 
Stanliopea oculata. 
— saccata. 
Trichopilia coccinea. 
Warscewiczella aromatica. 
Zygopotalum niaxillare. 
—G. Eyles, 44 Eardley Crescent^ South Kensington. 
