Nerium 



Nerium 



Lady Clementina 

 Mitford. 



Lady Doringtou. 



Lady Lawrence. 



Lady Llewellyn. 



Lady Louisa 

 Longley. 



Lady Lucy Hicks- 

 Beach. 



Lady Mary 



Shelley. 

 Mausellii. 

 Meadowbankii. 

 Miss Jekyll. 

 Miss Willmott. 

 Mrs. Berkeley. 

 Mrs. Douglas. 

 Mrs. Godinan. 



mutubilis. 



Novelty. 



O'Brieui. 



Purple Prince. 



roseo-crispa. 



Spofforthitp. 



Stricklundii. 



turdirtora. 



major. 



close frame, or in bottles of water, and potted in 

 light soil when rooted. 



Soil. Loam, a little peat, and some decayed 

 manure. 



Other Cultural Points. The . Oleander must 

 have plenty of sun and light to ripen its growth in 

 spring and summer. After blooming, the plants 

 may be slightly pruned after reducing the supply 



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XEUINE ruDiCA C)i. 111). 



NERIUM. (OLEANDER.) 



Description. Beautiful, but very poisonous, 

 greenhouse shrubs (ord. Apocynacese), which are 

 easily cultivated, and are very ornamental when in 

 flower. They have showy, funnel-shaped flowers 

 in flattish heads. Many of the forms of the common 

 N. Oleander, popularly known as the Oleander, or 

 Rose Bay, are very pleasing. 



Propagation. By cuttings of shoots just about 

 maturity, inserted in sand under a bell-glass or in a 



of water, and then induced to make fresh growth 

 before winter. Hard pruning is needed for big 

 plants, which are apt to become straggly and un- 

 sightly. Repot in spring. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



coccineum (now Wrightia 



cocciuea). 

 odorum, 6' to 8', Je., pale 



red. Vars., earneuin, 



flesh; flore-pleno, semi- 

 double. 



Oleander, .">' to 14', Je., 

 bright red (//. lauri- 

 forme). 



