NERIUM OLEANDER. 



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ations. The Oleander is too well known to need 

 description. It is easily cultivated and has hand- 

 some foliage. It will bloom most of the year if 



properly treated, and when resplendent with rose- 

 colored, white or variegated blossoms it is unsur- 

 passed, being perhaps the most suitable of all hard 

 wood plants for the window. 



SOIL, WATERING AND PROPAGATION. 



A light, rich soil, as equal parts of garden loam 

 and leaf -mold suits it. 



The Oleander wants an abundance of water 

 when in growth or bloom ; but little during its sea- 

 son of rest and if wintered in the cellar none at all. 



It prefers a moist atmosphere of from 50 to 70°, 

 yet will endure extreme heat. 



It is easily increased by cuttings of the young 

 wood which root in any soil if kept moist. They 

 may be most conveniently started in vials of water. 

 Cut the slips just below the fourth leaf joint, re- 

 move the lower leaves without injuring the bark, 

 and place about one inch in the water. Roots will 

 appear in from five to ten weeks. After an abund- 

 ance have formed 'set out the plant in a four-inch 

 pot, and place it in a moist, shaded location for a 

 fortnight when it may be set in the sun and watered 

 freely. If the slip was severed when in the proper 

 condition the plant will bloom in a few months. 

 Slips made from a growing plant will root and 



bloom sooner than from one in a dormant state. 

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