. 898 APOCYNACEZ. 
This shrub is often cultivated in gardens on account of its 
fragrant, white, jasmine-like flowers, which are offered in the 
Hindu temples. It would appear to have been confounded by 
Garcia d’Orta with Holarrhena, as he states (Coll. 27) that 
the flowers of Coru smell like Honeysuckle, whereas those of 
Holarrhena are odourless, The leaves of this plant, which 
turn black when dry, afford a kind of indigo called in Mysore 
Pala Indigo, An account of the preparation of this dye 
appears in Buchanan’s ‘‘ Journey through Mysore, &c.,”’ 1, 473. 
The coagulated milky juice forms a kind of caoutchoue; the 
wood is valued by turners, who call] it Dudhi, ‘‘ milk wood.” 
. The bark may be distinguished from true Conessi bark by its 
darker colour, and by its not exfoliating in patches (absence of 
rhytidoma) ; the seeds by their want of bitterness. The bark 
is used as a tonic and the seeds as an aphrodisiac; both are 
articles of commerce, the former being more frequently met 
with in the shops than true Conessi bark. The seeds are sold 
at about Rs. 4 per maund of 37% lbs. 
NERIUM ODORUM, Soland. 
Fig.—Bot. Mag., 1799, 2032; Bot. Reg., t. 74; Rheede 
Hort. Mal. iv., t. 1, 2. Oleander (Eng.), Laurier Rose (Fr.). 
Hab.—W. Himalaya, Central India, Sind. Cultivated all 
over India. The root. 
Vernacular.—Kaner (Hind., Guz., Mar.), Karabi, Kaner 
(Beng.), Alari (T'am., Mal. ), Caritilies (Tel.), Kanigila (Can.), 
History, Uses, &c.—In Sanskrit medical works two 
 yarieties of Karavira are mentioned, namely, Svetapushpa, 
*€ white-flowered”’; and Raktapushpa, “‘red-flowered.” - Other 
well known Sanskrit names for the Oleander are Asvamdraka 
‘thorse-killer,” and Pratihasa “laughing.” In the Nighantas 
both kinds are described as hot and poisonous; they are said to 
be of use as an external application to swellings, leprosy and 
skin diseases such as itch. The’ flowers of the red and white 
Oleander are much used by the Hindus i in religions ceremonies. 
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