The Garden Under Glass

go THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS warm, moist atmosphere such as is found in what gårdeners call a “ stove.” It may be syringed freely and forcibly to keep the plant growing and to ward off red-spider, or dislodge it if already there. The growth that is made one year flowers the next after the leaves have fallen. Wh en growth is completed (and this may be known by the growth terminating in a leaf and showing no more signs of extension) a temperature of 55° to 6o° will suit the plants well. Good varieties are D. wardianum, densiflorum, Devonianum and philanopsis Shroderæ, the last being specially useful for cutting. CCELOGYNE CßlSTATA This dass of orchid is probably less populär than any I have yet named. It is very showy when grown in large pans or wooden baskets, but on account of the short duration of the flowers it is practically useless as a cut flower. But this should not deter us from growing a very accommodating plant. A temperature of about 55° will suit it well throughout its growth. It dislikes much disturbance, and if doingwellshould only be divided when it has overgrown the pans or baskets. At other times it may be invigorated by having some fresh compost (peat fibre and sphagnum moss) pushed in between the bulbs. Usually ccelogynes flower early in the year and will, of course, at that time, have to be watered carefully. Spong-ing of the leaves is advised for this as for all the other orchids to free them from dust. Populär Pelargoniums I write “ populär ” advisedly, knowing well that while many affect to despise few are bold enough to discard the