years’ growths. This can easily be estimated from previous growths. After potting, 
the plant should be staked. Galvanized wire is recommended, for if bamboo or 
wood is used it will generally rot before time for repotting, and thus necessitate 
restaking. Cattleyas love the light and should have as much as possible, short of 
direct rays of the midday sun. 
The adult plants of the Cattleya genera should not be watered until the 
compost in the pot has become quite dry; this cannot be easily ascertained by 
feeling the top surface. The best practice is to lift the plant, and if it is ight give 
it a thorough soaking, then do not water it again until it is well dried out. Always 
remember that the easiest way to kill plants of the Cattleya family is to overwater 
them. On bright, sunny days syringing with a fine mist spray is beneficial. Hybrids 
are usually of much easier culture than many of the species and the flowers are 
superior. 
CYMBIDIUM 
Cymbidiums should have coarse osmunda fiber as a compost, with a 
sprinkling of sharp, fine gravel. They should not have their root action disburbed, 
but when repotting is necessary it should be done right after flowering, and three 

Ross W. Baker 
COELOGYNE MOOREANA 
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