200 iMEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



FiQ. 196. — Oleander (Xerium Oleander, Dogljane Family, Apocynaceae). 

 Flowering branch. (Baillon.) — Shrub 2-5 m. tall; leaves leathery; 

 flowers deep rose-color or white; fruit dry. Native home, Mediterra- 

 nean region. 



Fig. 197, I. — -Oleander. Flower, cut vertically. (Baillon.) 



