Cut Number Five 
This method of potting should give you all 
possible opportunities to get more than one 
lead from the front of your plant, as the eyes 
are the plant's potential new bulbs. By keep¬ 
ing the rhyzome and compost level a half-inch 
below the rim of the pot, the problem of water¬ 
ing is made simple as all plants so potted, 
when filled to the rim with water, will receive 
the same amount proportionately, regardless 
of size of pot. Please note watering of re¬ 
potted plants under General Culture. 
Do not remove old compost unless decayed 
or sour. Orchid plants resent being repotted in 
the sense of cleaning away all of the old com¬ 
post. In the cases of seedlings these should 
be merely shifted to larger size of pots as their 
growth warrants and care should be taken to 
keep them growing all of the time. Always 
use clean pots and it is advisable to soak them 
in water for a while before use. For Cattleyas 
and their hybrids we recommend a medium 
grade of "Orchid peat" of the best quality 
obtainable. 
Setting the plant. After a plant has been selected, 
cleaned and made ready for potting, place some Osmun- 
da Fibre on the top of the crocks and, holding the plant 
with the left hand at the rhyzome, see cut Number 5, set 
it in position in the pot so that the back of the plant touches 
the edge of the pot. Keep the rhyzome a half-inch down 
from the rim of the pot and level. With the other hand, 
insert compost around the plant, setting it temporarily and 
with the potting stick ram the material down tight. (See 
cut Number 6.) All Cattleyas and their hybrids must be 
potted firm for best results. By inserting the potting stick 
down along the inside of the pot, (Cut Numbers 6 and 7) 
and wedging the point inwards, the material will natur¬ 
ally tighten toward the center. In the space made by the 
potting stick, insert more material, (Cut Number 7) and 
continue this operation all around the pot, until the com¬ 
post is very firm. It is important that the material in the 
center of the pot around the rhyzome be as firm as that 
around the edge of the pot, and this result can only be 
obtained by the leverage process of inserting the stick 
and pressing inwards. In cutting in the compost, try to 
maintain it level with the bottom of the eyes on the 
front bulbs. (See Cut Numbers 5 and 8.) The rhyzome 
and eyes of the leading bulbs should not be buried, but 
should be exposed. In some cases where the rhyzome is 
on a decided slant, it may be necessary to cover the 
back part of the rhyzome and some of the back bulbs. 
Cut Number Six 
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