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two feet and some well decayed manure incorporated. As a specimen plant 

 for small lawns the oleander has few superiors. Though the plants are 

 hardy and will endure a deal of drought, they should not be planted close 

 to large trees, for though they would probably exist for years, and in 

 exceptionally favorable seasons produce a fair amount of bloom in such 

 situations, they are not as satisfactory as when planted where they receive 

 full light and sunshine. Under shade conditions they are very liable to 

 be attacked by scale insects, several species of which are particularly partial 

 to them. They are easily cleaned by the use of kerosene emulsion or 

 resin compound applied as a spray when the growths are matured. 



OLEANDER BLOOMS. 



Plants may be set out from pots during spring or autumn. At these 

 seasons very little attention is necessary in shading or watering plants that 

 may be somewhat tender owing to their being grown in shade houses in the 

 nursery. A thorough watering at planting time and an occasional stirring 

 of the soil in warm weather is generally sufficient to establish them. Larger 

 plants may be safely lifted from the open ground and transplanted at the 

 same seasons. A fair ball of earth in accordance with the size of the 

 plant should be retained, and the roots be as far as possible uninjured. 

 A thorough soaking, and staking if necessarv, will insure safe removal. 

 Established plants require no special care, except in very dry and exposed 

 situations when they benefit by a mulch of manure or weeds applied early 

 in spring. Very little pruning is required ; an occasional thinning of the 

 shoots,; if becoming crowded, and stopping of extra vigorous shoots or 

 branches that tend to destroy the symmetry of the plants, are all that is 

 necessary. 



Oleanders are propagated from cuttings inserted in pots of sandy soil 

 in autumn. The pots should be placed in a close frame until the cuttings 

 are rooted. Thev are also propagated from cuttings placed in bottles 01 



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