than it would be if the bulb were not in spike, the plant preferring to throw 
its energy into the development of the spike rather than the new lead. 
As a general statement, defer repotting until late winter, as a see 
working rule, and repot at this time without hesitation, whether the Pe ant 
be in spike or developing new leads, or both, if the plant Sas rosy it. 
If the plant is sick, the root system rotted, the compost obviously foul or 
exhausted, or the plant grossly underpotted, repot immediately at any time 
NERIED, (Charmian x Pearl) 
An early blooming hybrid 
of the year, as the check to the plant will probably be less than leaving it 
under its existing condition; but repot very carefully. 
No cymbidium should be grown in a pot larger than will comfortably 
accommodate any more than three years’ growth (preferably two years), 
which means that a cymbidium should be repotted each three, or preferably 
two, years. By this time the compost is exhausted, and the constant water- 
ing in summer together with the natural exhaustion by the feeding roots, 
will have leached out a great deal of nutriment, or the compost will have 
degenerated so that it lacks drainage and is in danger of becoming sour. 
Small plants and propagations from back-bulbs should be repotted each 
year. Now, before the actual repotting, other factors must be considered, 
and the first, after selecting a suitable pot, is drainage. 
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