growths when the butt of the plant is placed against the edge of the 
pot. 
REPOTTING SEEDLINGS FROM COMMUNITY POTS. For repot- 
ting these seedlings 1-3/4'' and 2" pots are suitable. Run a dull 
knife all around the inside surface of the pot and lift out the ball 
of osmundine with all the seedlings. Separate the individual seed- 
lings, carefully avoiding breaking the roots. Trim all the broken 
root ends and place a piece of peat on each side of the plant, with 
the top of the peat slightly covering the base of the plant. Next, 
insert the plant with the osmundine inthe pot usinga small potting 
stick, and pack more osmundine around the plant. Do not pack 
hard but just firm enough to hold the plant in place under all cir- 
cumstances. When finished, the osmundine surface should be 
level and about 1/8" from the top of the pot. 
REPOT TING OLDERSEEDLINGS AND FLOWERING-SIZE PLANTS 
The plant with the osmundine is lifted out of its pot as previously 
described above. Next, trim the plant, cutting all of the dead 
roots and dead or diseased pseudobulbs. Old, but healthy back 
bulbs may be removed for propagation purposes; leave at least 
four or five mature bulbs with the lead. Shake out or remove all 
of the decayed osmundine. Fill one-thirdof the pot withpieces of 
brokencrock. Holdthe buttof the plant against the edge of the pot 
and place small pieces of osmundine next tothe plant in sucha way 
that the rhizome is slightly and not completely buried inthe os- 
mundine. Work in more and more pieces of osmundine until the 
plant is very firmly held in place. The surface of the osmundine 
should be about three-fourths of an inch below the top of the pot. 
This makes watering easier. 
CARE OF THE PLANTS AFTER REPOTTING. Water the osmun- 
dine once thoroughly and place the newly-potted plants in a shady 
location until the roots growout; never allow the osmundine to dry 
out completely. The frequency of watering, as previously pointed 
out, depends on various factors. The plants may be given normal 
light as soon as they are established. 
