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frame or pit—liand-glasses do exceedingly well if they are removed for a 
short time night and morning. Light soil must he used, and both the 
cuttings, and the young plants after they have rooted, are to be kept clear 
of all dead foliage. 
If required for very early bloom, or to be exhibited in pots, the strongest 
young plants should be selected and potted into four-inch pots; they are 
to be placed in a cold frame for the purpose of keeping off any excess of 
rain, but they must have all the air possible. In December they are to be 
repotted into seven-inch pots, using rich soil. The plants generally make 
several leading shoots, but four or five are sufficient, and from these the 
small branches or side shoots should be removed as they grow, in order to 
throw strength into the principal shoots, by which means large blooms will 
be ensured. 
Similar treatment will be successful for out-of-door culture. A rich 
free soil, and a cool but airy place, are among the principal requisites, and 
with these must be combined abundance of light, so that crowding may be 
avoided. Unless this is attended to, vigorous growth and large blooms will 
not be obtained. 
C. T. 
GOODYERA MACRANTHA, A HARDY VARIEGATED 
ORCHID. 
If not quite equal in beauty of colour and marking to the Anaectochils 
of our hothouses, we have at least in this pretty Japanese plant one which 
is suggestive of those rare hothouse gems, and one which has enough of 
intrinsic beauty to make it a welcome addition to our collections. It has 
been introduced from Japan in a living state to the St. Petersburg]! Botanic 
